CRICUT

3 BOOKS IN 1: CRICUT FOR BEGINNERS, DESIGN

SPACE & PROJECT IDEAS.
INCLUDES 25 TIPS AND TRICKS AND ALL YOU NEED
TO KNOW FOR MAKE MONEY WITH YOUR CUTTING
MACHINE IN ONLY 7 DAYS
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WHAT IS A CRICUT MACHINE
What is a Cricut Machine and How Would I Use One?
A Cricut History
Move over Cricut Machines
What is a Cricut mini Machine?
Cricut Key Vocabulary and Terms
The Process
The Types of Projects You Can Make with a Cricut?

CURRENT CRICUT CUTTING MACHINES

CRICUT MACHINE COMPARISON CHART
CRICUT JOY
CRICUT MAKER
CRICUT EXPLORE AIR 2
CRICUT EXPLORE AIR
CRICUT EXPLORE ONE
What to do with a Cricut

CRICUT MACHINE SETUP

Windows
Mac
IOS
Android
Step by step instructions to Set Up A Brand New Cricut Maker and Do Your First Project!
Instructions to Set Up a Brand New Cricut Maker in Under An Hour
What Materials Can A Cricut Machine Cut?
The List Of Materials That A Cricut Machine Can Cut
Cardstock and Paper
Vinyl
Iron-On
Fabrics and Textiles
Different Materials
 Cricut Maker
The Types Of Crafts and DIY Projects You Can Perform With Your Cricut Machine
The Projects You Can Make With A Cricut Machine
Scrapbooking and Card Making.
Clothing and Accessories
TONS Of Other Ideas!

ACCESSORIES OF CRICUT
1. The Must-Have Cricut Accessories and Materials For The Cricut Explore Machines
The Cutting Mats
Blades
Fundamental Tools and Accessories
Pens
2. Must-Have Cricut Accessories For The Cricut Maker
What Comes In The Box
Cutting Mats
Blades
Essential Tools and Accessories
3. Must-Have Cricut Supplies and Materials
1) Vinyl
2) Iron-On
3) Paper
4) Fabric
Shop The Must-Have Cricut Supplies and Materials:
4. Pleasant To-Haves You Can Splurge On Later
Cricut EasyPress
Strength Materials
Vinyl
Iron-On
Paper
Maker-Only Materials
The Cricut Access
Cricut BrightPad

TOOLS IN CRICUT DESIGN SPACE

THE SLICE TOOL UTILITY IN CRICUT DESIGN SPACE
HOW TO SLICE WORDS OUT OF IMAGES OR IMAGES OUT OF WORDS?
 HOW TO SLICE MONOGRAM LETTERS IN CRICUT THE DESIGN SPACE
USING THE CONTOUR TOOL IN CRICUT DESIGN SPACE
Little WHITE TRAY
Enormous PINK TRAY
SUPERMOM MUG
CRAFTING WITH YOUR CRICUT!
THE AMAZING WAYS TO USE THE SLICE TOOL IN CRICUT DESIGN SPACE
USE THE SLICE TOOL FOR MORE EFFICIENT LAYERING
USE THE SLICE TOOL TO CROP
CRAFTING WITH YOUR CRICUT!

HOW TO UPLOAD IMAGE WITH A CRICUT MACHINE (BASIC

AND VECTOR)
The most effective way to Upload your own images into Cricut Design Space.
Original Image Upload
Vector Image Upload:
BASIC IMAGES
VECTOR IMAGES
UPLOADING A BASIC FILE (JPG) TO THE CRICUT DESIGN SPACE
UPLOADING A VECTOR FILE (SVG) TO THE CRICUT DESIGN SPACE

COMPLEX OPERATIONS (SET PAPER SIZE, SPEED DIAL, CRICUT

PEN AND OTHERS)
HEATHER MONTGOMERY
CRICUT REAL DIAL SIZE FEATURE
WHAT IS CRICUT REAL DIAL SIZE?

CUT VINYL WITH A CRICUT MACHINE

The most effective way to Cut Vinyl with A Cricut Machine: A Step By Step Guide
Instructions to Cut Vinyl with A Cricut Machine

HOW TO MAKE A STICKER WITH CRICUT MACHINE

What You Need to Make Stickers
Stage 1: Search for Inspiration
Stage 2: Draw out Illustration
Stage 3: Create White Border
 Stage 4: Export Design
Stage 5: Upload to Cricut and Refine Image
Stage 6: Print and Cut
Stage 7: Peel Stickers and Enjoy!

CRICUT SCRAPBOOKING
Find Inspirational Cricut Scrapbooking Layout Ideas Online
Using Cricut for Scrapbooking Is A Must

CRICUT MACHINE LAYERS PANEL

Layer Attributes Panel :
Functions accessible in the Layers Panel:
LAYERS FROM A SINGLE PRINTABLE IMAGES TO AN INDIVIDUAL PRINTABLE
LAYERS.
COPY – COPY AND PASTE AN IMAGE IN ONE STAGE TO MAKE PRODUCTS OF A
SIMILAR IMAGE.

THE BEST CRICUT MACHINE TO BUY

THE MAJOR DIFFERENCES IN THE CRICUT MODELS
THE BEST PLACE TO BUY A CRICUT MACHINE
THE RECOMMENDED CRICUT ACCESSORIES TO START WITH

TIPS AND TRICKS

IMPROVE YOUR CUTS WITH ALUMINUM FOIL
FLIPPING THE MAT TO REMOVE THE MATERIALS WITHOUT DAMAGING THEM
CLEANING YOUR MAT QUICKLY WITH A SCRAPER OR A CARD
CLEANING THE MATS WITH BABY WIPES.
KEEP YOUR CRICUT TOOLS HANDY
STORING THE CRICUT PENS TIP DOWN
JOIN FASTER WITH A CONTAINER OR PAINTER'S TAPE
SEE CUT LINES BETTER WITH THE CORN STARCH
USE THE RIGHT TOOLS FOR FASTER WEEDING
KEEPING YOUR VINYL IN PLACE AS YOU JOIN
KEEP YOUR CRICUT CLEAN WITH COMPRESSED AIR
KEEP MATS WITHIN EASY REACH
 WORK WITH LESS STICKY TAPE AND SAVE YOUR SANITY
WASTE LESS MATERIAL WITH TEST CUTS
SHOW SIGNS OF IMPROVED RESULTS WITH DOUBLE PASSES
KEEPING YOUR FABRIC-GRIP MATS CLEANER
KEEPING THE VINYL ROLLS FROM THE UNROLLING ONES
EXTEND THE LIFE OF YOUR CUTTING MATS
TAPE DOWN THE MATERIALS TO PREVENT ANY MOVEMENT ON YOUR MAT
CHARGE YOUR IPAD, PHONE, OR PC WHILE YOU CRAFT ON A CRICUT MAKER
ACCESS ALL MATERIAL SETTINGS FOR BETTER CUTTING
CUTTING MORE COLORS OF MATERIAL AT ONCE
DECREASE TACK ON NEW MATS
USE A LINT ROLLER TO REMOVE DEBRIS AND FIBERS
WIPING DOWN THE SURFACES WITH ALCOHOL BEFORE APPLYING VINYL

CRICUT PROJECT IDEAS

Extraordinary Cricut Explore Projects – Make Someone Happy
1. Cricut Patterned Vinyl T-Shirt
2. Upset Canvas Cricut Explore Project
3. A Baby Bodysuit Cricut Project Idea
4. DIY Stainless Steel Water Bottles
5. Cricut Slice Tool Project Idea
6. Make A Save The Date Card Project
7. Cricut Reverse Canvas Project
8. The best technique to Make Custom Pillow Cases With Cricut HTV
9. Step by Step instructions to Make A Custom Tote Bag
10. Working with Patterns In Design Space – Making A Star Ornament
OTHER CRICUT PROJECTS IDEAS YOU CAN MAKE:
CHRISTMAS CRICUT PROJECTS IDEAS
Making Paper Flower for Christmas Gift Topper
Paper Flower Christmas present topper
GIFT WRAPPING TIPS WITH CRICUT MAKER
WHY USE THE CRICUT MAKER MACHINE
DIY Mini Felt Stocking Gift Card Holder
MAKE YOUR OWN CUTE DONUT READING SET
PENGUIN CHRISTMAS CARD
MAKE PAPER STAR ORNAMENTS
PLAID NAIL ART FOR CHRISTMAS
HALLOWEEN SVGS PROJECTS IDEAS
VALENTINES CRICUT PROJECTS
VALENTINES PROJECTS YOU CAN MAKE WITH A CRICUT MACHINE
LOVE HEART NAIL ART
SMALLER THAN EXPECTED PENGUIN LOVE CARD WITH YOUR CRICUT
DIY PUZZLE PIECE NECKLACE
WHAT IS A CRICUT MACHINE
 What is a Cricut Machine and How Would I Use
One?

Perhaps you know what a Cricut machine is; nevertheless, you need to do
slightly more research. Or then again, perhaps you need one as a gift, but
have to understand what it can do so the "gift provider" knows what they
are getting you.
In any case, this post is about Cricut machines and what they can be used
for.
Consider them little paper (and now a wide range of other material) CNCs.
They are crafter's best friend relative to the immense metal or wood cutting
factory— it is portable as well as convenient to travel or move about with.
A Cricut History

If you have been in the crafting scene for some time, you might have an
idea or used the older version of Cricut that requires cartridges. You would
have to choose a cartridge for your font or shapes, dial in the size you need,
type the corresponding button on the keypad, then cut out your design.
Compared to the QuicKutz or Sizzix cutting systems, Cricut was VERY
innovative. It takes less room. Which makes a lot of sense in the long run.
Furthermore, it was flexible as you can change the size of an alphabet or
image in seconds and have it cut out.

The issue with the first Cricut machine was that it only cut 8.5 x 11 papers,
and you are stuck using those senseless cartridges. You couldn't modify a
design and make it increasingly unique except if you did some imaginative
"particular cutting" after it was off the cutting mat.
Move over Cricut Machines

That is the point where the Silhouette hit the market and had an immediate
impact on the market. You could design your own samples and use various
fonts to cut out. If you were using the Sure Cut 3 program, you have all the
opportunities on the planet to adjust your designs.
It was fabulous if you were a paper piecer for scrapbooking. You could
break every one of those little characters separate, add various kinds to your
cutting mat and afterward let the machine do all the work.

My cutting device history went this way:

• Buy a Sizzix and the most popular letters and shapes I realized I
would use over and again.

• Buy a QuicKutz and all the delightful letter sets as well as new
and inventive shapes that they brought to the table (store them in a
cute cover with the smart gator device that in the end had various
types).

• Sell off the QuicKutz (other than a couple of passes on that I was
unable to leave behind like the chicken and turtle) and use that
money to purchase a Cricut.
 • Learning how to design using Adobe Illustrator and offer the
Cricut to purchase a Silhouette Cameo.

• Pamper and purchase another Cricut Maker that you would now
be able to use your iPad or PC to design cuts in the Design Space
with more varieties of materials.

I've been one-sided towards a Silhouette for many years. Yet, the crafty
breezes are changing, and I can see that the potential for a Cricut machine
may be way superior to a Silhouette Cameo now. It could be a decent Cricut
versus Silhouette discussion.
What is a Cricut mini Machine?

A Cricut is a mini CNC machine. CNC stands for Computer Numerical

Control. It is a process used to make things using a PC controlled machine.
This can be anything from machines, switches, processors, cutters, and so
on. Materials can include metal, wood, plastic, paper, elastic, or vinyl.
There is usually a PC program (like CAD) where commands and
instructions are sent from, which is then done by the Cricut machine.
Cricuts are the crafter's version of a CNC. The most recent version of Cricut
machines can accept designs from an application on your iPhone, iPad, or
Design Space program on your PC and move those commands to your
machine to complete a project.
They connect via Wifi, Bluetooth, or ports that come in your Cricut box
when you first open it. Gracious, Happy Day!! These machines aren't
difficult to use. They are flexible and are constrained only by your
innovation and imagination.

Once you have one, it will be difficult to leave it. You will lie in bed,
thinking new projects and working out the means.
Cricut Key Vocabulary and Terms

There are various words and expressions you will hear over and again when
you start interacting with Cricut owners (and even Silhouette owners) or
checking them when you surf the web looking for help and instructional
exercises.
Clingy Mat – This is the cutting mat that you will use to hold the material
you need to cut. The material shouldn't be allowed to move while the
machine is attempting to slice, score, or draw on it. The clingy tangle holds
it in place. There are various degrees of "clingy" depending on the material
you are working with.

Tools – This normally refers to a pack of tools that are used along with a
Cricut machine group or that you buy independently as an accessory. These
typically include a sort of spatula for pulling your design off the clingy
tangle, tweezers for lifting and pulling, a pick that resembles a dental
instrument for "weeding" and scissors.

Weeding – This term is quite confusing lol. It refers to pulling or removing

the "undesirable" pieces out of your design, within the "e" or within a shape
that you need to be vacant.

Load and Unload – generally simple. It's the process of stacking and
unloading your clingy tangle into the Cricut machine.
Pressure – you will have an option to automate your machine that alters the
pressure on the sharp edge, pen, or turning edge. You change this depending
on the thickness of your material and the speed that you choose to cut your
design at.

Speed –The speed to which you set the machine to cut out the design. Often
you can use quicker speeds for more simple designs. The more complicated
the design, the slower you need your machine to process and cut.

Cricut Design Space – This is the application on software that you will use
to change, set up, and eventually send the cut instructions to your machine
with the goal that it can cut the materials as indicated by you your design.

Materials – These are a set of things you add to the clingy tangle to be cut.
This can include paper, fake calfskin, copper sheeting, fabric, sticker paper,
vinyl, slender wood, chipboard, froth center, and the sky is the limit from
there!
The Process
You will start by designing your project in the design programming.
Add your material to your cutting mat.
Cutting mats are 12 inches by 12 inches (except if you purchase a longer
tangle like a 12 x 24-inch tangle).
Load the tangle and material into the machine.
Press cut.
Watch as the machine does all the difficult work.
Unload the tangle from the machine.
Cautiously lift off your design.
Get rid of any undesirable pieces.
Assemble if required.
The Types of Projects You Can Make with a
Cricut?

Remarkably, the potential outcomes are only constrained by your

imagination. You can mix designs. Use odds and ends of one project to add
to another. Work with only paper. Do projects with mixed materials. Here is
a rundown of potential projects to kick you off. From that point forward,
simply observe where the machine and the materials take you!

• Cut out fun shapes and letters and use them on your scrapbooks.

• Create paper piecings for your scrapbooks.

• Make carefully assembled cards for all occasions.

• Design shirt or dress appliques

• Make adornments

• Make party decorations

• Create your own stencils for workmanship projects and painting

 • Make window stickers and sticks.

• Label all the things!

• Design Monograms

• Create Christmas decorations

• Draw shading pages

• Decorate a cup, mug, or wine glass with vinyl

• Etch glass

• Home stylistic theme (like these honey bee quote tea towels)

• Make a wooden sign.

• Cut quilt squares or fabric shapes

What Are You Going to Make?

There is a need to absorb information with regards to using your Cricut.
Fortunately, there are Cricut instructional exercises all done, and there are
constantly different crafters who have explored the points of confinement.
If you can't find a solution to your questions, ensure you connect and ask
someone.

You have put resources into a fantastic asset that can help you in your
crafting endeavors. Pick a project and start!
 CURRENT CRICUT CUTTING
MACHINES

There are five Cricut cutting machines. Cricut Joy (propelling 3/1/2020)

• Cricut Maker

• Cricut Explore One

 • Cricut Explore Air

• Cricut Explore Air 2

Old machines that aren't being sold any more include Cricut Gypsy, Cricut
Cake, Cricut Personal, Cricut Expression, Cricut Expression 2, and the first
Cricut Explore.

Note that there is also Cricut Cuttlebug, which is a different type of

machine through and through, and is principally beyond words and
decorating. It was discontinued as of spring 2019.
 CRICUT MACHINE COMPARISON CHART

CRICUT JOY

On February 12, 2020, Cricut released their most up to date cutting

machine, Cricut Joy. Cricut Joy is a compact small cutting machine, not
exactly a large portion of the size of Cricut Explore and Cricut Maker. It's
pared-down a piece from the other Cricut machines, with a single cutting
edge and pen holder. The cut width is 4.5″.

Don't let its size numb-skull you—it has some good new highlights! Two
major ones are without tangle cutting, which implies you can cut up to 20′
(truly, twenty feet) of "Sharp vinyl" in a single go. Cricut Joy also has a
Card Mat, making it easy to make cards for a wide range of occasions.

It is valued at $179 as at may, in any case, slightly high for certain crafters,
especially since a portion of the capabilities are somewhat restricted. Yet,
Cricut Joy is ideal for practically the whole of your essential Cricut crafts,
remembering iron for vinyl, glue vinyl, writable names, and cardstock.

Best for: creators without a devoted craft space, new Cricut clients
threatened by the bigger Cricut machines, or as a companion machine to
your Explore or Maker.
CRICUT MAKER

Cricut Maker is Cricut's best in a glass cutting machine. It appears to be like

the Explore line of machines. However, it has been re-designed from the
base up. It does everything Cricut Explore does, yet with added highlights.
Cricut Maker cuts unbonded fabric (so you don't require a stabilizer as you
do with the Cricut Explore line) using the modest Rotary Blade. It cuts
thicker materials (up to 3/32″) like balsa wood and thick calfskin using the
Knife Blade. It can cut a wide range of materials using the cutting Wheel (a
stage up from the Scoring Stylus).

In July 2019, four new tools were released. You can see how to use every
one of these tools in these posts:

• The Engraving Tool

• The Debossing Tool

• The Wavy Rotary Tool

• The Perforation Tool

Cricut Maker's versatile apparatus framework is worked in light of

expansion—which means it was designed to use tools that Cricut hasn't
invented at this point! They have twelve additional tools in testing—so this
machine will accomplish increasingly more as new tools are released.

The value point is the most noteworthy in the Cricut line—$399, some of
the time at a bargain for $349. In case you're a genuine crafter who likes to
use different materials, or if you are a sewing enthusiast, an energetic paper
crafter, or maybe even a carpenter, this machine is for you.
BEST FOR Crafters who need everything—particularly the individuals who
cut fabric or thicker materials.
CRICUT EXPLORE AIR 2

This is the Cricut Explore that I have (in addition to my Maker), and I
should state that I love it. At $299, however, I realize it may be out of the
value scope of certain clients.

There are two differences between the Cricut Explore Air 2 and the Cricut
Explore Air. One is enormous, and one is little. The large one, which is the
Air 2, will cut and inscribe to multiple times faster than the Air. It's not all
materials. However, it functions admirably for most materials that you'd
need to cut. This is a distinct advantage if you use your Cricut a lot—you
identify what it looks like to hang tight for an extended cut or write
occupation to wrap up!

The little difference is that the Air 2 arrives in a tremendous variety of types
to coordinate your craft space. For a few, it's absolutely not worth spending
that extra $50, yet it may be if you simply LOVE one of the numerous types
available today.

BEST FOR: Users who have a crafting business will truly see the speed
difference, and it will have an effect on how fast they can deliver things for
customers.
CRICUT EXPLORE AIR

Cricut Explore Air is a step-down, but offers you the two things that the
Cricut Explore One below doesn't—it is Bluetooth-enabled, so you don't
need to plug it into your gadget, and it has a secondary tool holder, so you
can write and cut or score and cut simultaneously. At $249, I believe it
merits the move up to get these two additional highlights. Yet, you may
conclude that they aren't justified, despite any potential benefits for what
you need to do with your Cricut.

BEST FOR: Most clients will see this as a capable machine for all that they
have to do.
CRICUT EXPLORE ONE

Cricut Explore One is the most essential and economical machine that
Cricut offers, and at $199, the cost can't be beaten. It has the entirety of the
exact cutting, composing, and scoring capacities of the Explore Air
machines, and you can cut more different materials (there are more than
100!). None of the three machines requires cartridges. However, you can
use your old cartridges in every one of them.
The first is that it isn't Bluetooth-enabled, which means that you have to run
a cable from your gadget to your Cricut to connect them. Not a big deal,
however, it very well may be somewhat of a nuisance depending on how
your crafting space is set up. My unique Cricut Explore (which is no longer
available) wasn't remote, and it wasn't the apocalypse (that being stated, I
currently truly love having my Cricut on one side of the room and me on
the other at my work area!).
The second is that there is definitely not a twofold instrument cartridge, so
you can't write and cut (or score and cut) in a similar pass. You can now
write and cut, you simply need to do it independently. Once more, not am
issue except if you're writing and cutting or scoring and cutting a great deal.
In case you're simply cutting, this won't have that quite a bit of an effect.

What to do with a Cricut

Cut

Cut complex subtleties with extreme precision, from ribbon stationery

designs to fine snowflakes and eye catching designs for occasion décorand
with the new Cricut Maker® cut fabrics and much thicker materials.
Write

Use Cricut Pens to make 'manually written' cards and projects. With more
than 370 fonts, or use a most loved font from your PC for nothing. Then
relax and watch Cricut Explore® write away!
Score

With the scoring stylus, the Cricut Explore machine makes clean fold lines
or cards, envelopes, boxes, 3-D papercrafts, acetic acid derivation
pinwheels, and lots more.

What makes Cricut machines stick out?

Cut up to 2x faster.

Enjoy regularly with the new Fast Mode – up to 2x faster cutting and
writing for vinyl, iron-on, and cardstock.
Cut 100+ Different Materials .

This Cricut machines cut everything—from thin vellum to thick cowhide.

The Smart Set dial and custom material selection in Design Space® put
over 100 diverse material settings at your fingertips.
Design Space®

Design Space is a free, cloud-based design programming at the core of the

Cricut® experience. It's your testing clear workspace loaded with
innovative designs. It's anything but difficult to use for beginners however
ground-breaking enough for experienced crafters.

Design at whatever point you're enlivened

The Design Space is defined as cloud-based, so you can design on your PC,
ipad, or cell phone. Start a project on one gadget and get back on track on
another. Download projects onto your cell phone to use offline—without
Internet access!

Simple to learn and use

With a basic, automatic format in addition to accommodating instructions

and instructional exercises, you can start crafting immediately. Mostly
design, refine, and cut your project.

Use your own images

It's allowed to upload and use your own images, including drawings, fonts,
designs, and photographs! Make genuinely personal, unique projects.

Examine thousands of designs

Launch your originality with more than 60,000 inspiring images and 3,000
ready-made projects.

Your Favorite Brands

We've banded together with Disney®, Sesame Street®, Anna Griffin®, Lia
Griffith™, Lori Whitlock, and a lot of all the more energizing organizations
to present to you your preferred characters and topics. All images are
accessible for a single buy or in sets.

Print and cut. As simple as that.

Print full-shading images and examples, then, watch your Cricut Explore®
or Cricut Maker® machine cut them out for you! There are more than
50,000 printable images and 920 printable examples in Design Space. Or on
the other hand, you can basically upload your own!
 CRICUT MACHINE SETUP

So you purchased another Cricut machine, and now you don't know where
to start... For your new Cricut, you will also need to have an online record
so you can use Cricut's Design Studio, which is the working programming
for Cricut machines. The product reinforces only more recent machines
such as Explore, Explore One, Explore Air 1, and 2 and new Cricut maker
machine.

Do you know you generally don't require a machine to have a record in DS?
Indeed, you are going to need the machine to cut things out, yet you really
don't have it to mess with the images and programming. So if you have
recently purchased another machine, it might be amazing to go into the DS
with the goal that when your Cricut shows up at your front door, you will
know what to do straightaway. Similarly, like some other expertise, Cricut
crafting also teaches and figuring out how to use DS before you have the
machine making it somewhat simpler.

To learn, go to https://www.cricut.com/setup and click on the green begin

button. Next, a screen with a module download shows up. Click Download.
When downloaded, open by double-clicking on it. (if you can't find it, it
ought to be in your download folder on your PC). Cricut installer will pop
up, click next, check and acknowledge, then click Install button. When the
installation is finished, click done in the installer window and afterward
continue button in the program. You will be redirected to a Cricut sign-in
screen. If you have a Cricut ID account, at that point, simply sign in. If this
is your first time, you should join first. If required, in the following section,
it will be explained in detail.

You only need one ID to represent your Cricut. Regardless of whether you
have numerous machines, they all follow the same procedure. If you buy
advanced images through the Cricut site, the image will be uploaded to the
record you bought it under and can't be used in different files.

To create the Cricut ID account, click the create Cricut ID button, fill in all
forms, and acknowledge the terms of use. Ensure your subtleties are right in
such a case that you ever purchase physical products from the Cricut site,
they will require a correct delivery address.
A part of the recently bought machines comes with a free preliminary. The
preliminary will begin when you initially connect the machine to the PC.

To open the design space, you can simply go to www.cricut.com and click
on the design in the highest point of the site or just click on the Cricut
application icon, which ought to have been installed on your PC after the
Cricut application installation process.
You will enjoy your Cricut machine once you find a workable pace more.
DS is an essentially disentangled realistic program, so if you stall out, don't
get disappointed. To become familiar with all in DS will take some time,
however, once you ace it, it sure will be justified, despite all the trouble.
Windows

1. Open your browser and go to https://design.cricut.com.

2. Select "Download"

3. Wait for the download to finish.

4. Double-click on the file in the browser.

5. The installation will start.

6. Sign in (with Cricut ID and password)

7. If you don't have an ID, create one
8. Installation finished. A Design Space for Desktop icon automatically
gets added to your desktop screen.
Mac

1. Open your browser and go to https://design.cricut.com.

2. Select "Download"

3. Wait for the download to finish.

4. Double-click on the file in the browser.

5. Drag the Cricut icon to the Applications folder icon to start the
installation
6 To launch the Applications, double-click on the Cricut Design Space in your
Applications folder

7 Select Open to continue.

8 Sign in (with Cricut ID and password)

9 If you don't have an ID, create one

IOS

1. Tap on the App Store icon

2. Search for "Cricut Design Space." The Application's logo is:

3. Tap "Get" to download the app

4. The app will launch and will display options for installing the New
Machine Setup
Android

1. Tap on the Google Play Store

2. Search for "Cricut Design Space" and click "Install."

3. Once the installation is complete, tap on the icon to open the app.
 Step by step instructions to Set Up A Brand New
Cricut Maker and Do Your First Project!

Having a Cricut machine can be awesome; they are so incredible, and there
are such a significant number of conceivable outcomes for using them. In
any case, don't stress, they aren't really muddled or confusing to use! This
book is going to walk you through the setup procedure for a fresh out of the
box Cricut Maker machine, step by step: from taking it out of the container
and connecting it to your PC through finishing your first project!

For those of you who are beginners, I also have a complete guide on the
accessories and supplies that each Cricut beginner needs (and which ones
are only "pleasant to-haves" that you can make use of if you need). What's
more, in case you're still going back and forth or still have questions about
the Maker, look at my post on addressing all the common questions about
the Maker.
Instructions to Set Up a Brand New Cricut Maker
in Under An Hour

• Time went through doing stuff: 40 minutes.

• Time went through, sticking around: 15 minutes.

• Total project time: 55 minutes

Tools

• Cricut Maker

• USB link (remembered the case with the Maker)

• Power line (remembered the container with the Maker)

• Rotary Blade + Drive Housing (remembered the case with the

Maker)

• Fine Point Blade + Housing (remembered for the case with the
Maker)
 • Fine Point Pen (remembered the case with the Maker)

• FabricGrip Mat 12″x12″ (remembered the case with the Maker)

• LightGrip Mat 12″x12″ (remembered the container with the

Maker)

• The computer, smartphone, tablet, or cell phone that is connected

to the web

Materials

• The bundle of first project materials that accompanied your Maker

(or two bits of cardstock and a little piece of fabric)

• gluestick
What Materials Can A Cricut Machine Cut?

Here Are Over 100!

What materials can you use with your Cricut machine? You'll be stunned at
this rundown of 100+ possible materials a Cricut machine can cut!

Numerous individuals think a Cricut machine is only for cutting paper or

vinyl. However, it can do so much more than that! There are more than 100
unique materials that a Cricut Explore machine can cut, and the new Cricut
Maker has a turning blade and a large blade that can cut much more! So, in
case you're wondering what materials a Cricut machine can cut, look at this
amazing rundown below!
The List Of Materials That A Cricut Machine
Can Cut

A Cricut Explore machine can cut practically anything as long as it is

2.0mm thick or slimmer. If you have a Cricut Maker machine, the machine
has 10x the cutting power and may cut materials up to 2.4mm in thickness.

Cardstock and Paper

The Cricut is excellent at cutting paper and cardstock. However, it doesn't

simply cut scrapbook paper! Look at all the different types of paper a Cricut
machine can cut:

• Adhesive Cardstock

• Cardstock
• Cereal Box

• Construction Paper

• Copy Paper

• Flat Cardboard

• Flocked Cardstock

• Flocked Paper

• Foil Embossed Paper

• Foil Poster Board

• Freezer Paper

• Glitter Cardstock

• Glitter Paper
• Kraft Board

• Kraft Paper

• Metallic Cardstock

• Metallic Paper

• Metallic Poster Board

• Notebook Paper

• Paper Grocery Bags

• Parchment Paper

• Paper Board

• Pearl Cardstock

• Pearl Paper

• Photographs
• Photo Framing Mat

• Post Its

• Poster Board

• Rice Paper

• Scrapbook Paper

• Shimmer Paper

• Solid Core Cardstock

• Watercolor Paper

• Wax Paper

• White Core Cardstock

Vinyl

Another excellent material that the Cricut machine can cut is vinyl. Vinyl is
wonderful for making signs, decals, stencils, illustrations, and so forth.

In case you want to cut your vinyl with your machine, here's are a list of
vinyl that your machine can handle.

• Adhesive Vinyl

• Chalkboard Vinyl

• Dry Erase Vinyl

• Glitter Vinyl

• Glossy Vinyl

• Holographic Vinyl

• Matte Vinyl
• Metallic Vinyl

• Outdoor Vinyl

• Printable Vinyl

• Stencil Vinyl
Iron-On

Iron-on vinyl, otherwise called heat move vinyl, is one of my preferred

materials to cut with my Cricut! You can use an iron-on vinyl to enhance
shirts, tote packs, or some other fabric thing.

• Flocked Iron-On

• Foil Iron-On

• Glitter Iron-On

• Glossy Iron-On

• Holographic Sparkle Iron-On

• Matte Iron-On

• Metallic Iron-On

• Neon Iron-On

• Printable Iron-On
Fabrics and Textiles

The Cricut works superbly at cutting fabrics. However, you need to add a
stabilizer like that of the Wonder Under bond before you cut. These
accessories can be cut with a Cricut Explore machine. Yet, there are lots
more than you can cut with the rotating blade on a Cricut Maker machine.

• Burlap

• Canvas

• Cotton Fabric

• Denim

• Duck Cloth

• Faux Leather

• Faux Suede

• Felt
• Flannel

• Leather

• Linen

• Metallic Leather

• Oil Cloth

• Polyester

• Printable Fabric

• Silk

• Wool Felt
Different Materials

Other than fabric, paper, and vinyl, there are tons of other forte materials a
Cricut can cut too. Here are a lot of fun ideas!

• Adhesive Foil

• Adhesive Wood

• Aluminium Sheets

• Aluminum Foil

• Balsa Wood

• Birch Wood

• Cork Board

• Corrugated Paper

• Craft Foam
• Duct Tape

• Embossable Foil

• Foil Acetate

• Glitter Foam

• Magnet Sheets

• Metallic Vellum

• Paint Chips

• Plastic Packaging

• Printable Magnet Sheets

• Printable Sticker Paper

• Shrink Plastic
• Soda Can

• Stencil Material

• Tissue Paper

• Temporary Tattoo Paper

• Transparency Film

• Vellum

• Washi Sheets

• Washi Tape

• Window Cling

• Wood Veneer

• Wrapping Paper
Cricut Maker

If you have the Maker, you can cut many things! The Cricut Maker has 10x
the cutting power of the Explore machines. In addition to it having a
rotational blade and a blade that allows it to cut more materials. The Cricut
Maker machine can cut materials up to 2.4 -mm in thickness, in addition to
over 125+ types of fabric, including:

• Chiffon

• Cashmere

• Fleece

• Jersey

• Jute

• Knits

• Moleskin

• Muslin
• Seersucker

• Terry Cloth

• Tulle

• Tweed

• Velvet
The Types Of Crafts and DIY Projects You Can
Perform With Your Cricut Machine

Do you have a Cricut and don't know where to begin? Get to crafting with
this rundown of more than 100 inventive and very simple DIY projects with
a Cricut that is ideal for beginners!

Are you wondering what type of projects you can do with a Cricut cutting
machine? Or, are you wondering what various materials a Cricut can cut?
With a Cricut, the potential outcomes are immeasurable! To help move you
and give you a thought of a wide range of Cricut projects you can make,
I've assembled a rundown of some wonderful projects below.
The Projects You Can Make With A Cricut
Machine

There are tons of different things you can use a Cricut for. I previously
shared a rundown of more than 100 materials a Cricut can cut, so I'm going
to separate this rundown by the type of project rather than the material.

If you are thinking on the type of projects you need to do or wondering

what type of accessories and supplies you'll have to use with your machine,
look at a definitive rundown of accessories and supplies each Cricut
beginner NEEDS (and which ones are only "pleasant to-haves" that you can
spend much on later if you want).
Scrapbooking and Card Making.

There are lots of scrapbooking ideas and scrapbook designs you can find for
your Cricut! if you want to make cards.

Weddings and Parties

Cricut machines are excellent for making custom style for weddings and
gatherings!

Occasions

Use your Cricut to make occasion stylistic layout for any occasion!
Home Decor

You can do tons of different projects to design your home! Everything from
pads and divider workmanship to organization ideas!

Clothing and Accessories

One of my preferred things to make with my Cricut is shirts, onesies, and

tote sacks. You can put iron-on vinyl on virtually any fabric surface., you
can also use a Cricut to make gems, headbands, and the sky is the limit
from there!

TONS Of Other Ideas!

The project ideas above are only a hint of something bigger with regards to
projects you can make with a Cricut machine! There are a huge number of
different approaches to use your Cricut; simply get imaginative!
ACCESSORIES OF CRICUT
1. The Must-Have Cricut Accessories and
Materials For The Cricut Explore Machines

What Comes In The Box

The Cricut Explore machine comes with Premium Fine-Point Blade +

Housing and a 12″ x 12″ LightGrip Mat. The Cricut Explore Air and Air 2
also comes with a dark Fine Point Pen. (You can use the Cricut Pens with
the Explore if you buy the vital connector.)
The Cutting Mats

The Cricut cutting mats come in 12 x 12 inches, and 12 x 24 inches, and a

variety of "qualities." Personally, I recommend that everyone gets the
assortment pack of 12″ x 12″ mats; it comes with a LightGrip tangle, a
StandardGrip tangle, and a strong grip tangle, which will allow you to cut
practically anything you want!

The blue LightGrip tangle comes primarily with most new machines, and
that is excellent for most normal materials like paper and cardstock, and
also for lightweight materials like the vellum or the lightweight paper.

If you plan on cutting iron-on vinyl, medium weight cardstock, and so forth,
you'll need the green StandardGrip tangle. For heavier materials like poster
board, thick card stock, or anything that will in generally slip on the tangle
a bit, use the StrongGrip tangle.
If you have longer materials, you can get 12″ x 24″ cutting mats in
LightGrip, StandardGrip, StrongGrip, or an assortment pack of each of the
three. These are helpful for cutting 12×24 paper or vinyl that comes in a
roll.

What's more, for anyone who wants to cut a piece of fabric with their
Cricut, the pink FabricGrip tangle in 12 x 12 inches and 12 x 24 inches are
an absolute necessity! They have a lightweight glue, so your fabric doesn't
shred while removing it from the tangle. Also, the tangle itself is extremely
sturdy to handle the pressure of the machine when cutting fabric.

Ace TIP: Before you use a fresh out of the box tangle, take advantage of
your jeans or your shirt a few times to "prime" it. Fresh out of the box
tangles are extremely clingy, and it's basically difficult to get your project
off the tangle until the glue has been used two or multiple times and is
somewhat less sticky. The build-up from your attire will allow the tangle to
lose a portion of it's "new tangle tenacity", however, don't stress, it'll
notwithstanding be enough for your project.
Blades

Your machine, as at now, comes with a large fine-point blade and housing,
and it will last you until the end of time.

There are 2 other blade options for the Cricut Explore machines that are
popular. The fine-point blade that accompanies your machine can cut most
things. Yet, if you need to cut fabric or extremely thick materials like
chipboard, magnets, or elastic, you'll need the Bonded Fabric Blade or the
Deep Point Blade.

The Deep Point Blade has a more extreme blade edge (60 degrees rather
than 45 degrees) and is made of a harder, increasingly solid steel. It's
recommended for magnet sheets, chipboard, stamp material, thick
cardstock, hardened felt, froth sheets, and cardboard.
The Bonded Fabric Blade is really equal to the fine-point blade that comes
with your machine. However, the blade and lodging are pink to coordinate
the FabricGrip tangle. For a similar reason, you have fabric scissors and
ordinary scissors, it bodes well to have the fabric blade as well as the blade
that comes with your machine. The stronger the blade, the better it will cut,
so if you only use your fabric blade for fabric, and use the other blade for
everything else, your fabric blade will remain sharp and make cleaner cuts
on your fabric.
Fundamental Tools and Accessories

I completely LOVE the Essentials Tool Set; it accompanies each device and
accessory you'll have to use with your Cricut! It has:

• tweezers, excellent for lifting and holding little pieces

• weeder, to remove small excess pieces

• scissors with protective blade extent

• spatula, to help lift with cutting pieces up off the tangle

• scraper, ideal for scratching material pieces off any of your cutting
mats

• scoring stylus, use it to add overlap lines to paper projects

• The paper trimmer for materials up to 12-inch wide

• The replacement blade for the trimmer

 • The scoring blade for the material trimmer

The Important Tools Set comes in blue, lilac, mint, rose, and sky blue.

I also strongly recommend you get the XL Scraper too. It makes cleaning
your mats SUPER simple!
Pens

Cricut Pens kinda span between a certain requirement and a pleasant to-
have, however, if you do a ton of paper projects, or if your handwriting is
somewhat unruly, they are marvelous!

Personally, If you love making cards, invites, and tending to envelopes.

This handwriting is really horrible, so having the option to get "pretty
handwriting" from my Cricut makes these pens key. The pens come in
different shading and even some fun types like metallic and sparkle pens. I
recommend the 30 piece pen set, which gives you one of each shading.
Buy The Must-Have Accessories For The Cricut Explore Machines as a
craftsman:

• The Cricut-Machine Cutting Mats Variety Pack, 12″ x 12″

• The Cricut Machine Cutting-Mats Variety Pack, 12 x 24 inches.

• FabricGrip Machine Mat, 12″ x 24″

• FabricGrip Machine Mat, 12″ x 12″

• Premium Fine-Point Replacement Blade

• Bonded-Fabric Blade + Housing

• The deep-point blade + the Housing

• The Essential Tool Set, Blue

• The Cricut XL Scraper

• Ultimate Fine Point Pen Set, 30 ct.

• Accessory connector for Cricut Explore One
2. Must-Have Cricut Accessories For The Cricut
Maker

What Comes In The Box

The Cricut Maker comes with a Premium Fine-Point Blade + Housing, a

12″ x 12″ LightGrip Mat, and a dark Fine Point Pen, much the same as the
Explore Air machines. In any case, the Maker also comes with the Rotary
Blade + Drive Housing just as a 12″ x 12″ FabricGrip Mat that you can cut
fabric directly out of the box!

Cutting Mats

Same with the Explore machines, I recommend you get a couple of

additional mats to start with. The Cricut cutting-mats comes in 12 x 12 inch
and 12 x 24 inch, and a variety of "qualities." I propose everyone get the
assortment pack of 12″ x 12″ mats; it comes with a LightGrip tangle, a
StandardGrip tangle, and a strong grip tangle, which (along with the
FabricGrip tangle comes with the machine) will allow you to cut practically
anything you desire!

The blue LightGrip tangle comes with most new machines, and that is
excellent for most normal materials like paper and cardstock, and also
lightweight materials like vellum or thin paper.
If you plan on cutting vinyl, iron-on, medium weight cardstock, and so
forth, you'll need the green StandardGrip tangle. For heavier materials like
poster board, thick card stock, or anything that will in general slip on the
tangle a bit, use the StrongGrip tangle.

If you have longer materials, you can grab the 12″ x 24″ cutting mats in
LightGrip, StandardGrip, StrongGrip, or an assortment pack of every one of
the three. These are valuable for cutting 12×24 paper or vinyl that arrives in
a roll.

You can also get the pink FabricGrip tangle in 12″ x 24″ too (or get a
second 12″ x 12″ if you do lots of fabric projects). The FabricGrip mats
have a lightweight cement, so your fabric doesn't shred while expelling it
from the tangle. However, the tangle itself is extremely tough to challenge
the pressure of the machine when cutting fabric.

Star TIP: Before you use a brand new tangle, take advantage of your jeans
or your shirt multiple times to "prime" it. Spic and span mats are too clingy,
and it's basically difficult to get your project off the tangle until the glue has
been used two or multiple times and is somewhat less clingy. The build-up
from your attire will allow the tangle to lose a part of it's "new tangle
tenacity," however, don't stress, it'll despite everything be enough for your
project!
Blades

Your machine, as at now, comes with a superior fine-point blade and

lodging, just as the revolving blade and lodging. Both of those blades will
keep going for a long time, yet if you notice that your cuts aren't as new and
perfect as they once were, grab a fine-point substitution blade or rotating
blade substitution unit and change your old blade for a spic and span one.

Between the standard fine-point blade and the turning blade, you can cut
everything with your Cricut Maker! The only other blade I may prescribe is
the Knife Blade, in case you're hoping to cut through extremely thick or
heavy materials.

The Knife Blade allows you to make exact cuts in thicker or denser
materials. It's recommended for balsa wood (up to 3/32"), basswood (up to
1/16″), tooling calfskin (up to 7 oz), piece of clothing cowhide (up to 5oz),
chipboard (2mm), matboard (2-employ or 4-handle), and craft froth (up to
3mm). Also, you can get a blade replacement unit if your cuts ever strat to
turn out less fresh and clean.

Essential Tools and Accessories

I totally LOVE the Essentials Tool Set, and I recommend it regardless of

what machine you have; it comes with each instrument and accessory you'll
have to use. It has:
• Tweezers, incredible for lifting and holding little pieces

• Weeder, to remove minor additional pieces

• Scissors with a protective blade spread

• Spatula, to help lift with cutting pieces off the tangle

• Scraper, ideal for scratching material pieces off any of your cutting
mats

• Scoring stylus, use it to add overlap lines to paper projects

• The paper-trimmer for materials up to 12″ wide

• The Cricut replacement-blade for the trimmer

• The scoring-blade for the Cricut-trimmer

The Imp Tools Set comes in blue, lilac, mint, rose, and sky blue.
I also strongly recommend you grab the XL Scraper too. It makes cleaning
your mats SUPER simple!

The scoring wheel is another tool and accessory for the Cricut Maker, and
this could be an indisputable requirement to have or could be a pleasant to-
have, depending upon whether you do a ton of paper crafting. The
Essentials device set accompanies a scoring stylus, which allows you to
have the machine make score lines for you.

The Cricut Maker can apply up to 10x more pressure than the Explore
machines, so you get more, cleaner score lines with the scoring wheel. It
comes with two-wheel tips: a single wheel tip for standard materials, and a
double wheel tip for thicker or covered materials. With the double wheel
tip, you can even score coated paper without the covering splitting when
you overlay it! So if you do a great deal of paper crafting, I'd state you need
the scoring wheel! Else it tends to be a lavish expenditure later on.

Also, the exact opposite thing that is a flat out must-have is the brayer and
wide tip tweezer set. The brayer is ideal for clinging fabric to your
FabricGrip tangle, and the expansive tip tweezer lets you lift up the cut
fabric-pieces effortlessly without really touching the tangle. The oils on
your fingers can reduce the life of the glue on your mats, so these two are
an important requirement.

Pens
Same as the Explore machines, Cricut Pens kinda overlap the outskirt
between an unquestionable requirement and a pleasant to-have. If your
handwriting is somewhat muddled, they are amazing.

Buy The most important Tools and Accessories For The Cricut Maker:

• The Cricut Machine Cutting Mats Variety Pack, 12″ x 12″

• The Cricut Machine Cutting-Mats Variety Pack, 12″ x 24″

• FabricGrip Machine Mat, 12″ x 24″

• Premium Fine-Point Replacement Blade

• Rotary Blade Replacement Kit

• Knife Blade + Drive Housing

• Knife Blade Replacement Kit

• Essential Tool Set, Blue

• XL Scraper
• Cricut Scoring Wheel Combo Pack

• Cricut Applicator And Remover Set

• Ultimate Fine Point Pen Set, 30 ct.

3. Must-Have Cricut Supplies and Materials

The supplies and materials you have to start with your Cricut change a great
deal depending on the types of projects you want to do. That makes it
somewhat difficult to recommend "absolute necessities" as far as materials
are concerned. However, I do have 3 distinct materials I figure everyone
should take a look at cutting even once, to make sure you can get the hang
of your machine and check whether you like those types of projects!

1) Vinyl

The first is vinyl. Adhesive vinyl comes in TONS of types and a variety of
styles, similar to matte, reflexive, sparkle, foil, holographic, open-air,
rushed, dry erase, writing slate, and that's only the tip of the iceberg. It may
be used for anything, from decals and names to personalized kitchen
containers, electronic gadget covers, vehicle windows, and whatever your
heart wants.

For beginners, I recommend getting the Cricut vinyl sampler, which comes
with twelve 12″ x 12″ sheets of adhesive vinyl in different styles. (There's
also a metallics vinyl sampler if you need to try some fun metallics for your
project!) That will kick you off, and if you end up appreciating vinyl, look
at the Nice-To-Haves section to see more fun types of gift and designed
vinyl you can try.

2) Iron-On
I recommend that everyone at least try the iron-on vinyl. The iron-on comes
in tons of types and styles, similar to matte, lustrous, sparkle, foil, ran,
adaptable, designed, neon, and that's just the beginning. It's excellent for
modifying T-shirts, baby onesies, caps, collection or clubwear, packs,
aprons, home-style, and that's only the tip of the iceberg!

Personally, my preferred activity with iron-on is to make baby onesies; they

are so simple to make, and they are the ideal present for any new mother! I
recommend getting an Everyday iron-on sampler pack to start; every
sampler pack has three 12″ x 12″ sheets of iron-on in an assortment of
coordinating hues. That is important for you to make a shirt or onesie or
tote sack, and if you end up loving iron-on, look at the Nice-To-Haves
section to see more fun types and designed iron-on you can try.

3) Paper

The third material I figured everyone should try is paper! Regardless of

whether you don't do a great deal of paper crafting, it's always enjoyable to
make natively constructed welcoming cards and envelopes! You can browse
tons of various types of paper, including designed scrapbook paper,
cardstock, banner board, foil or sparkle paper, layered cardboard, kraft
paper, and the sky is the limit from there.

I recommend everyone gets a cardstock sampler in whatever varieties you

like best. You can start with a simple welcome card and envelope, and if
you end up adoring working with paper, look at the Nice-To-Haves section
to see increasingly fun types of forte paper you can try.
4) Fabric

If you have a Cricut Maker, you should get some fabric and take a look at
cutting it (truly, regardless of whether you don't do a great deal of sewing or
fabric project typically!) The turning blade cuts through fabric like butter
and can do some quite perplexing cuts! You can simply go to your
neighborhood fabric store and get anything you desire; the rotational blade
can cut through most fabrics. Or on the other hand, Cricut has a decent
choice of fabric online, including pre-cut squares and fat quarters in
organizing fabrics, and some extremely cute blanket units that have
precisely the perfect measure of fabrics to make any of the Riley Blake
Designs quilts on Cricut Design Space. They even have fusible fabric,
which is a fabric with fusible support as of now set up; simply cut, iron, and
go!
Shop The Must-Have Cricut Supplies and
Materials:

For both vinyl and iron-on, I strongly recommend you also get some
exchange tape. It's a marginally transparent paper/tape that is sticky on one
side; you use it to move your cut out vinyl or iron-on design from the
support paper to your project surface without destroying the separating
between letters or shapes.

• Cricut Vinyl Sampler

• Everyday Iron-On Samplers

• Cardstock Samplers

• Fabric From Cricut

• Transfer Tape From Cricut

4. Pleasant To-Haves You Can Splurge On Later

After you've gotten the essential accessories and supplies, you needed to
start and have gotten increasingly good with your machine, here is a portion
of my most loved Cricut supplies and accessories. You don't wholly require
these; however, in case you're using your machine constantly, and you love
it, these are extremely wonderful to have!

Cricut EasyPress

If you like iron-on, the EasyPress is a MUST! Mostly, it's a convenient hot
plate that gives you definite temperature control and allows you to get
professional quality iron-on in about 60 seconds or less. They come in three
distinct sizes for whatever kind of project you do generally: 9×9, 6×7, and
12×10.
You'll also need to grab an EasyPress tangle, a thick, cushiony tangle that
keeps your work surface safe from the heat and gives a steady base, so you
get even pressure over your entire project.

Capacity

Once you start using your machine to an ever-increasing extent, you're

going to start gathering more tools and materials! Cricut has adorable
moving craft totes that are ideal for putting away tools and accessories, just
as moves of material. They also make machine totes to organize what is
designed to securely store or transport your machine, along with all the
lines and accessories. Also, the machine totes can slide over the handle of
the moving tote and stack directly on top for easy transportation of both
simultaneously!
Strength Materials

In the "must-have supplies" list, I discussed the most fundamental vinyl,

iron-on, and paper you can cut with your machine. In any case, there are
TONS of popular materials that are fun to use in your projects! Here is a
rundown of a portion of my top choices and what I use them for:

Vinyl

• Basic – Comes in matte, polished, metallic, and so on. For the

indoor-projects that won't ever get wet: kitchen tags, canvases, signs, and so
forth.

• Premium Outdoor/Permanent – Comes in matte, polished, metallic,

pearl, and so on. For any outside projects, or projects that may get wet:
vehicle window decals, mugs, tumblers, and so on.

• The Premium Removable – For any project where you will remove
the vinyl later: occasional window stylistic layout, seasonal style, and so on.
(Snappy note: this vinyl is removable for as long as 2 years after you
initially apply it, yet it can't be reused once it has been removed.
Furthermore, if you don't remove it, it will simply remain like fundamental
vinyl!)
• Patterned – The patterned comes with the printed designs on the
vinyl itself. Use anywhere you'd use fundamental or removable vinyl.

• The Glitter, the Holographic, and Adhesive Foil – Comes in groups of

shiny, sparkly hues. Use anyplace you'd use essential or removable vinyl yet
need to include some gleam, shimmer, and sparkle.

• Stencil – Clear, adhesive supported vinyl that is ideal for making

your own stencils to use on wood, canvas, paper, plastics, and that's only
the tip of the iceberg.

Iron-On

• Everyday – Comes in matte, lustrous, and metallic. Works excellently

on the greatest assortment of base materials, including wood, and can be
layered up to multiple times! For general iron-on projects: shirts, tote sacks,
onesies, caps, home stylistic themes, accessories, and so on.

• The Foil, the Holographic, and the-Glitter – For any iron-on project,
you will use Everyday iron-on to add some gleam, shimmer, and sparkle.

• Patterned – The patterned comes with printed designs on the iron-on

itself. Use anyplace you'd use Everyday iron-on.
• SportsFlex – Thin, lightweight iron-on that extends and flexes. Ideal
for iron-on projects on activewear and tech fabrics like polyester and nylon.
Paper

• Scrapbook – Comes in many shading and examples possible. For the

most paper projects: cards, the scrapbook pages, the invitations cards, party
stylistic theme, and so forth.

• The Foil-embossed, the Pearl, and the Sparkle/Shimmer – For this

kind of paper project where you would use the Scrapbook paper; however,
you need to add some gleam, shimmer, and sparkle.

• Cardstock – Comes in tons of hues and sparkle options too. For most
paper projects: welcoming cards, school projects, pennants, occasion or
meeting style, and so on.

• Poster Board – Comes in hues and foil hues. For projects where you
need a thicker, progressively sturdy paper: blessing boxes, school projects,
flags, and so forth.

Maker-Only Materials

If you have a Cricut Maker, there are some popular materials that only a
Maker can cut!
• Chipboard – Super tough board for projects that need a ton of
help: gift boxes, photograph outlines, labels, stylistic layout, and
so forth.

• Leather – Both certified cowhide and fake calfskin for calfskin

projects: totes, accessories, hair bows, and so on.

• Felt – The Medium-weight felt is used for any felt project:

children's crafts, infant stylistic layout, stuffed shapes, fun fashion,
and so on.

• Corrugated Cardboard – Comes with planning level sheets just as

layered ones. For projects where you need to add dimension or
surface: 3D projects, forms, child's crafts, cards, scrapbooking, and
so forth.

• Kraft Board – Sturdy, sturdy weight paper that doesn't break, tear
or leave white score marks. For any paper project where you need
some additional help: gift boxes, packs, photograph outlines,
labels, flags, and so forth.

• Other Fun Materials

• Foil Acetate – clear material, ideal for card overlays, outlines, gift
boxes, envelopes, stylistic themes, and so on.
• Party Foil – medium-weight intelligent foil sheets for party style,
and so forth.

• Window Cling – make static stick decals in any shape or size;

incredible for occasion stylistic layout, parties, child's exercises,
school stylistic layout, and so forth.

• The Washi Sheets – Low-tack, semi-dark glue perfect for layering

with paper

• The Printable-materials – design and make your own vinyl and

stickers
The Cricut Access

Every new machine comes with a free preliminary of Cricut Access, which
gives you unlimited access to fonts, more than 60,000 images and prepared
to-make projects, and incredible limits on each and every Cricut item
(counting machines and deal things!)

If your free preliminary test runs out, I strongly recommend you follow an
enrollment; it is so justified, despite all the trouble! With the Standard
Cricut Access plan, you get unlimited access to more than 400 high-quality
fonts, unlimited use of more than 60,000 cut prepared images, access to the
need part care bolster line, which has half less hold uptime, and 10%
reserve funds on all item buys on cricut.com, including machines,
accessories, materials, deal things, and the sky is the limit from there! You
also get 10% investment funds on premium authorized fonts, images, and
prepared to make projects from brands like Disney, Sanrio, Simplicity, and
Anna Griffin.

With the Premium Cricut Access plan (the one I have, and the one I
recommend for everyone) you get the whole stuff PLUS up to half reserve
funds on additional authorized fonts, images, and prepared to do projects
that are excluded from the Standard Access plan, just as free transporting on
orders over $50.

The Standard arrangement is either $9.99/month if you pay step by step or

$7.99/month if you pay yearly. The Premium arrangement is only
$9.99/month paid yearly. It's a similar cost as the Standard monthly
subscription, and you get a lot more!
Cricut BrightPad

If you do a lot of vinyl projects, the BrightPad makes it SUPER simple to

remove the additional vinyl after your machine completes the cut. You can
also use it for following, paper piecing quilt designs, adornments making,
and that's only the tip of the iceberg!
 TOOLS IN CRICUT DESIGN
SPACE

Have you, at any point, wondered how to use the Cut device in Cricut
Design Space?

You can use the Cut device in Cricut Design Space to part images or slice
words out of images. Doesn't that sound fascinating? I am sure it’s
impression.
THE SLICE TOOL UTILITY IN CRICUT
DESIGN SPACE

The greatest mystery to Slicing in Cricut Design Space recalls that you can
only slice 2 things. Cutting one from the other.

I realize that seems like… duh. Although, hear me out. Once in a while, we
don't understand that we have more than one layer, and we try to Slice, yet
it won't let us.

Look on the right hand side of the canvas, what number of layers do you
have as indicated by that? I have 3. Can you see that?

So when you are trying to Slice, ensure you only have two pieces.

Once you have that done, feature your first piece, I, for the most part, chose
the smallest and then press your day of work, key down on your console
and hold while clicking on the other design piece. Then, click Slice.

Each time you slice it will give you 3 pieces, I don't know, simply go with
it. Remove the pieces you don't need.
That is it! You have now Sliced.
HOW TO SLICE WORDS OUT OF IMAGES
OR IMAGES OUT OF WORDS?

This design is known as a Knockout Design, and it is fun and simple to do.
Don't let it scare you.
The mystery is picking a thick font, I use Impact, and afterward, ensure that
your image will peer great inside that content.

HOW TO SLICE MONOGRAM LETTERS IN

CRICUT THE DESIGN SPACE

It was somewhat tricky getting it on the drifting glass outline, yet I did it in
sections and not all at the same time. That helped a great deal.
Don't let it scare you; you can do this.
Alright, now you know how to use the Slice instrument in Cricut Design
Space. Go try it… you are gonna love this!
USING THE CONTOUR TOOL IN CRICUT
DESIGN SPACE

Using this instrument is quite simple and straightforward once you know
what it is and what it does. To begin, insert any design on your Design
Space canvas. I picked this blue blossom from the Florals Embellished set.

It's important to note that the Contour Tool will only chip away at a single
layer. If your image has various layers, you will see that the Contour Tool
isn't featured along the base toolbar (which means you can't use it.)

The Contour Tool will chip away at any layer of any design, just not layers
that are grouped. So if your image has various layers, ungroup them and
then select a single layer to work on. Once you have a single layer chosen,
you will see the Contour Tool enlightened on your base toolbar.

With an image (single layer) chose, click on that Contour icon along the
base toolbar. Once you do, you will see your chosen image open in another
window. This image is basically "clickable," you can click every component
of the design to turn them either on (to be cut) and/or off (not cut). You can
either click on the image itself or on every component of the design along
the right-hand side of the crate. If the design components have a white
background, they are "on," which means they will be cut.

In any case, you can turn off each design element, either by clicking on the
design (on the left) or the rundown (on the right), the elements that you've
turned "off" will become grey. In the model below, notice how everything is
turned "off," except for the plot image (below, top). If you click outside of
that white box back to your design, you'll see all within cuts of the design
are currently gone, and you are left with an intense bloom (below, base).

You can click on the image and re-contour out various elements at any time.
Now, I returned to the same flower, left, and deleted around the flower
(beneath, top). Now, simply center the flower as a single cut design
(beneath, base).

Just by using the Contour Tool on this single blue flower, I am ready to
make 5 excellent designs, as demonstrated as follows:

What's more, similarly, as the flower was correct when you embedded it
onto your canvas, every one of these components is currently it's own,
singular realistic that can be controlled anyway you wish, for example,
changing the size, rotation, and shading. These individual components can
also be sliced and joined easily like other design components as well!
Basically, you can take the "negative" part of any design (those parts that
would be discarded) and transform them into their own cut-capable images.
Little WHITE TRAY

Once you get the hang of using the Contour Tool and understanding what it
can do, your eyes will truly see the potential outcomes of modifying and
controlling images again and again. Using the Contour device is the
primary way I re-shade designs and how I make designs that shape with one
another. For instance, to make the white designed tray for this post, I used
the essential flower design, and afterward #1 (large focus petal) and #2 (leaf
subtleties) components (from above). By rotating the different components
and changing their sizes, I had the option to make a vital tile (underneath,
top). Once spread out in a repeating design (beneath, base)…
Enormous PINK TRAY

How about we use a similar flower to make a different design. For the focal
point of the pink tray, I used a similar flower "tile" I made for the white tray
(the two flowers in addition to the two petals); I simply measured it larger
to round out the focal point of the bigger tray. I, at that point, took that
equivalent little petal detail and put 10 of them in a line (equally spaced and
arranged along the top). Once joined together, I had a border that flawlessly
synchronized my flower design…

SUPERMOM MUG

Finally, I mentioned this before, but it merits repeating. Once you contour
out an image into several/smaller components, these components function
just like some other design in Design Space. This means you can join, cut,
add, hinge, and re-shade it any way you wish. For the Super Mom mug, you
can use another realistic design in the Florals Embellished set I truly like,
but the plant component as at now doesn’t look like what we are aiming at.

To organize the flower design on Mom to the blossom, I was now working
with:

1. I initially erased out the green layer by ungrouping the design,

choosing the green layer in the Layers board, and clicked Delete.
2. With the green layer gone, I am left with a single-layered Super
Mom design with no bloom detail.

3. I, at that point, set another of my unique flower images onto the

canvas and used the Contour Tool to remove all the slice lines apart from
the two inner petal subtleties.

4. I re-sized the petal to fit into the Mom design. I then selected
everything and clicked "Cut" (along the base toolbar). Once all the excess
pieces are removed, the contoured-petal design is cut into the Super Mom
accurately!

I tried to be as thorough as imaginable with these photos and instructions.

The Contour Tool is truly best understood when done in real life.

I agree that the Contour Tool is THE best instrument in Cricut Design
Space since it allows you to control images in many ways! This is
particularly useful if you don't have a Design Space subscription, and have
to design with limited resources. By using this device, you can transform
them and play with them to make new things again and again. I only started
to bare how I use the Contour Tool now (laying the groundwork for more
presents to come!), yet I trust this opens your eyes to the capacity you need
to make nearly anything!
CRAFTING WITH YOUR CRICUT!

I understand there are many incredible Cricut instructional training and

assets accessible on the web… a considerable lot of which I use. Although
I've gotten some helpful tips, tricks, and shortcuts by using my machines a
lot and this plan is tied in with sharing and clarifying all that I know.

THE AMAZING WAYS TO USE THE SLICE

TOOL IN CRICUT DESIGN SPACE

Recently, I've been slowly showing all of you the different tools in Cricut
Design Space that allows you to alter images and make your projects
remarkably yours. Up until now, I've saved, Added, Joined, and Contour,
and today I need to jump into the Slice Tool. I am constantly using the Slice
Tool to control and change my designs in countless manners, and I
personally believe it's one of the most integral assets accessible to you as a
Cricut creator. Today, I need to talk precisely on how to use the slice Tool in
Cricut Design Space, and then show 4 extremely innovative use for it that
you might not have considered!

The Slice tool does precisely what it says: it "slices" one image out of
another. Rather than making a design with a cutout image, you basically
make a design by cutting out or altering an image.

In fact, anything you cut with a Cricut can be considered "sliced." usually
of any cut or slice, there is both the cut design and what is left over (the
help). The Slice Tool allows you to take any design and make
improvements, allowing you to layer projects in a completely amazing
manner!

Step by step instructions to USE THE SLICE TOOL IN CRICUT DESIGN

SPACE

Before I get into the various reasons why you should use the Slice Tool,
first, let me tell you the best way to use it. To make the DIY State Art
appeared above, I put a tan square shape and a blue California onto a clear
canvas. Make certain to put whatever image you need to cut out of on top.
In the model below, I need California to be cut out of the square shape, so it
is put on top.

Select the two objects you need to slice (check to ensure they are both
chosen in the right-hand layers board), then click on the Slice Tool on the
base toolbar of that right-hand board.

From the beginning, it will create the impression that nothing is happening,
your images will appear to be identical. If you look over to one side hand
layers board, you will now observe that your distinct two images have been
sliced into three: the first blue California, the tan sliced California, and the
remaining tan box.

If you pull off your unique top image (for my case, the blue California), you
will see that your base image has undoubtedly been sliced. In light of what
you're doing, you would then be able to erase out any images you do not
need (for my situation, the two Californias).
If, for some reason, the Slice Tool isn't included for you, ensure that the
entirety of your images is un-assembled and un-appended. Also, you can
only slice two images at once, so if you have different slices to make on a
single image, you should do them at once.

By using these basic steps, you can basically slice any image out of
another! Since you know how to slice, let me give you why you should use
this device over others!
USE THE SLICE TOOL FOR MORE
EFFICIENT LAYERING

The vibe of a sliced image versus a layered image is unpretentious. You will
either lay your cut design over or under another bit of paper. However, the
end design will fundamentally be the same. What won't be similar,
however, is the work required to assemble your cut project. This is what I
mean:

In the craft piece below, my appearance is comprised of heaps of various

letters. Letters that should be spaced and arranged flawlessly so as to look
pleasant.

This craft piece can be made in two distinct manners. You can cut out some
letters from gold and then lay them onto a white bit of paper, setting one
letter at once. Or then again, I could slice the expression out of the white
layer… keeping my splitting splendidly in thoughtfulness… and just layer a
gold piece below the cutout words. The measure of exact cutting the
machine does is actually equal, yet the measure of work you need to do to
get your project changes drastically.

I had no interest in setting each letter by hand, so I decided to slice my

expression out of white cardstock and then layer a strong, glossy gold sheet
below it. At the point when I am performing the paper projects that require
precise splitting, I quite often choose to slice it instead of laying it by hand
after it's cut. Once more, the measure of cutting doesn't change; it's simply a
question of what image is cut from what shading and how you layer it later
on.
USE THE SLICE TOOL TO CROP

I am not sure why the Cricut Design Space doesn't have a crop tool (it sure
would make things easier!). However, the Slice Tool is the second best
thing! If you need to cut an image or crop an image or cut anything, the
Slice Tool is how you do it. The only (monotonous) issue is that you need
to use another shape to do it.

To use the Slice Tool as a cropping device, place a shape onto your canvas
from the "Shapes" menu on the left-hand side. For straight-line cuts, I
generally use a square shape. In case I'm trying to crop around the image,
I'll use a circle.

Open the measurements of the square (by clicking the lock icon in the
bottom lefthand corner) and then re-size it to cover whatever it is you need
to crop out (for my situation, those lines off the correct side of the
thermometer).

Similarly, as I demonstrated to you previously, select the two images (both

the thermometer and the square shape) and then select Slice. Once you
separate everything, you will see that what was under the square shape (or
whatever cropping object you picked) has been sliced off. You would now
be able to erase them if they are no longer required. You would then be able
to insert another square/square shape/hover to crop out a more significant
amount of the image if necessary.
Honestly, this is the main way I use the Slice Tool. Although certain cuts
might be tricky because you're confined to using another shape to do the
cropping, if you continue cutting and cutting at various points using various
shapes, you can quite often remove a piece of a design you didn’t want to!

CRAFTING WITH YOUR CRICUT!

I understand there are many excellent Cricut instructional exercises and

assets accessible on the web… a large number of which I use. However, I've
gotten some valuable tips, tricks, and shortcuts by using my machines a lot,
and this plan is tied in with sharing and clarifying all that I know!
HOW TO UPLOAD IMAGE
WITH A CRICUT MACHINE
(BASIC AND VECTOR)
The most effective way to Upload your own
images into Cricut Design Space.

The ability to upload your own images into Design Space can be a lifeline,
particularly if you can't find anything remotely like what you're trying to
make. You can upload anything going from a PNG to a multi-layered vector
document, and Cricut will naturally process it. You will have the option to
print, cut, or draw them any way you wish!

After you pick an original image to upload, you will have the option to see
and select the image to use.

Basic images are fundamental and small documents that contrast types with
a strong foundation.

Fairly complex images have more detail and shading, which you can see by
look over them in Design Space.

Complex Images are definite and mix hues, so it is hard to tell the base
from the top view. Fluctuating degrees of hiding and mixing are recalled for
this option. You will need to choose this version to do the most nitty-gritty
crafting project.

SVG – The Scalable Vector Graphics is the best when using your Cricut
machine. They take into consideration more exact cuts than a PNG or JPG
record.
If you download an SVG document from the web, ensure you extract the
SVG record on the if it is downloaded as a ZIP file (.ZIP documents can't
be uploaded into Design Space).

BONUS TIP: Google the right image of what you are looking for + SVG +
allowed to see the whole of the openly accessible designs that you can bring
into Cricut Design Space. Download the SVG file and upload it into Design
Space if you can't find what you're searching for on Cricut's site.

Stage 1 – with Cricut Design Space open, select "Upload" on the base left
attractive of the design board while in Canvas. The Upload window will
then pop up and will allow you to pick between uploading an image or an
example to upload. Uploading an image will allow you to insert original
images, including.PNG, JPG, BMP, and even GIF files just as vector
images (.SVG and .DXF). Select Upload Image.

Stage 2 – Browse the files you have on your PC or storage and find the
image that you might want to upload. Select the record and import it into
Cricut Design Space, either .JPG, .GIF, .PNG, and/or .BMP files will take
you through the Basic image uploading process, while .SVG and .DXF
documents will take you through the Vector image uploading process.
Original Image Upload

1. Upload the record you want to import to Cricut Design Space.

This will probably be a .JPG or .PNG record type. Next, open
the document chooser or drag the file into the upload section
of Design Space.

2. You can choose Simple, Mildly complex, or Complex

designs. Select the most relevant, then click "Continue."

3. Find the cutting lines of the uploaded image. Make sure you
use the Tools on the left side of the Canvas, for example,
Select, Erase, and Crop. If you see a checkerboard design
behind your image, that implies the zone has been removed
successfully.

4. Click on Preview to see the cut lines of the uploaded image. If

you have to change the result, click Hide Preview to return to
change (from the past advance). Click Continue once you are
prepared to proceed.

5. Name and label your image so you can find it in your

uploaded documents later. Either select "Print Then Cut" or
"Cut image" to show what kind of action you might want
 your Cricut Machine to make. This will decide how the
record is released and ready to be used.

6. Finally, Save the image. You will now have the option to
access and use your uploaded image.
Vector Image Upload:

1. Select the .SVG document you want to import to Cricut Design

Space. Either search or physically select and import the image from your
PC documents.

2. Name the image appropriately so you can find it later.

3. The new image document will appear in the Uploaded Images

Library at the base of the screen.

4. Vectors will appear on Canvas as an assembled image. You can

ungroup them on the right hand side of the canvas if necessary.
BASIC IMAGES

Basic image extensions are JPG, BMP, PNG, and GIF files. These files are
uploaded as a single layer, and you can alter them during the upload
process. These are, for the most part, made in programs that work in pixels,
similar to Adobe Photoshop.
VECTOR IMAGES

Vector images are SVG and DXF document types. These documents will be
naturally isolated in layers after uploading and saving. These are, for the
most part, made in programs that work in vectors, similar to Adobe
Illustrator. Both of these strategies work, yet I regularly find that illustrator
files are the best because Cricut was designed to cut vector documents, so it
reads them locally. Be that as it may, don't stress; it cuts other pixel-based
documents as well!

I figured the ideal approach to disclose this is taking a look at the process of
cutting a similar image as an essential image and as a vector image. I made
this simple shirt decal in Adobe Illustrator. I saved it as an SVF and as a
JPG. Here's the procedure for uploading each:
UPLOADING A BASIC FILE (JPG) TO THE
CRICUT DESIGN SPACE

Start by clicking "Upload Image" on the left-hand menu, and search for the
file you need to open. Then select it from the rundown of uploaded images
and click "upload Images."

The Cricut Design Space will then askt you what type of image you are
cutting. I generally select "moderately complex image" since I think the
product works somewhat harder to see the edges than with a simple image.

In the next screen, you'll select any piece of the design that is negative
space — which means it doesn't get cut. You need to choose any white
parts, so they become simple (checked). Ensure you zoom in and choose the
small regions of your project. Now, you need to zoom in to click on the
little design on the teepee and within parts of the letters.
In the last screen, you selected if this is a print-then-cut image or an
ordinary cut image. Right now, only a Cut Image — no printing associated
with this project.

Once you are done, it will show up on your work screen. The files don't
really import at the right size, so you can modify that in the "alter" menu on
the left. I zoomed in so you can see how the relevant file is only somewhat
unpleasant around the edges. It will, in any case, cut and look incredible.
However, a vector document is cleaner. Once you have your document,
click GO in the upper right and cut your file!
UPLOADING A VECTOR FILE (SVG) TO THE
CRICUT DESIGN SPACE

The procedure for uploading a vector file is substantially more simple than
uploading a basic document. Adhere to the same instructions from above to
import your SVG. Once you find the file "Images" button, it will skip the
whole process above and import your image straight into the Cricut Design
Space. If you designed it at a specific size, those dimensions ought to be
held when you import. At that point, click GO in the upper right, and you're
high-tailing it!
 COMPLEX OPERATIONS (SET
PAPER SIZE, SPEED DIAL,
CRICUT PEN AND OTHERS)
The most effective way to Set Paper Size on the Cricut Expression
HEATHER MONTGOMERY

The Cricut Expression, made by the Provo Craft organization, is a personal

cutting device used by home craft makers. The device uses cartridges
stacked with a collection of images, fonts, and platitudes. The Cricut
Expression comes with a 12-inch square cutting mat; you may also buy a
12-inch by 24-inch cutting mat. If you need to cut paper smaller than 12
inches square, you should set the paper size.

Stage 1

Fitting your Cricut into a grounded divider outlet. Open the Cricut design
space by pulling up on the protective fold. Put the cartridge into the opening
situated on the right side of the machine. Place the console overlay,
included with your cartridge, over the keys at the highest point of the
machine.
Stage 2

Turn the Cricut on, press the "Tangle Size" button to change the tangle size
if you are using the 12-inch by 24-inch tangle. The Cricut Expression's
default tangle size is 12 inches square.

Stage 3

Remove the transparent protective covering from your cutting mat. Adjust
your paper to the "Adjust Here" bolt on the cutting mat. Place the tangle
into the rollers on the front of the machine, bolt first. Now, press "Burden
Paper."

Stage 4

Use the blade navigation button covering the "Cut" button to move the
blade housing to the upper right-hand corner of the paper.

Stage 5

Press the "Set Paper Size" button situated on the console overlay.
CRICUT REAL DIAL SIZE FEATURE

The entirety of the Cricuts Cartridges has a cool component called Cricut
Real Dial Size. It's valuable. However, it can also be confusing. Once you
figure out how to use it, you will have a "light minute," and you will get
yourself "needing" it on occasion.

Cricut Real Dial Size is unmistakably imprinted on the entirety of the

Cricut Cartridge Overlays. Yet, it's hard to find an explanation about what it
is. You can find it printed on one of the dark keys on the left half of the
console.

To make it more confusing, on the Cricut Expression 2 Machine, the Icons

are called Relative Size and True Size. The buttons show you a model, so
you know which one to use. Genuine Size is what might be compared to
using Real Dial Size.

WHAT IS CRICUT REAL DIAL SIZE?

A large number of the Cricut Cartridges have accessories that go with the
fundamental shape. Yet, they cut to the size that coordinates that shape. See,
I disclosed to you it was confusing!!!

For instance, on the Everyday Paper Dolls Cricut Cartridge, there is a team
promoter. If you cut the doll at 5″ when you cut the pom poms leaving the
size on 5″, it sizes the pom poms to fit a 5″ doll. It won't cut 5″ pom poms.
If you are taking a look at a project and need 5″ pom poms, you would use
Real Dial Size to get the pom poms the size that you need.

I regularly observe astounded crafters cut shapes (using the Paper Doll
Cartridges correctly). However, can't understand why they are so little. At
the point when the dial is set to 3″, the cap doesn't cut at 3″. The machine is
cutting a cap to fit on a 3″ doll.

Recollect that you generally need to have the Real Dial Size OFF when
doing layering, regardless of whether you're using a Paper Doll Cricut
Cartridge or some different shapes.

Now you know how to use the Real Dial Size; you will have the option to
cut a wide range of accessory cuts with your Cricut Expression Machine.
From caps and tiaras to pieces of jewelry, and footballs, you'll have the
option to cut a shape that is the right size for your project.
CUT VINYL WITH A CRICUT
MACHINE
The most effective way to Cut Vinyl with A Cricut
Machine: A Step By Step Guide

Your Cricut machine is SO adaptable! You can achieve more than cutting
paper with it! Here is a step by step guide on the most skillful way to cut
vinyl with a Cricut machine!

Your Cricut machine can be used for something other than cutting paper for
scrapbooks; there are tons of different materials you can cut. My preferred
material to cut with my Cricut Explore Air is adhesive vinyl. It's very
simple to use, and you can be used to make custom decals, stencils, divider
illustrations, signs, stickers, and that's only the tip of the iceberg! Today I'm
going to show you, step by step, guide on how to cut vinyl with a Cricut
machine!

This instructional guide will tell you the best way to cut vinyl using Cricut
Design Space, which is the Cricut design program used by all the latest
Cricut models (Cricut Explore, Explore Air, Explore One, the Explore Air
2, and Cricut Maker). If you have an older Cricut machine that uses Cricut
Craft Room, the product appears to be distinctive from Design Space, yet
the nuts and bolts are the same. You should even have the option to track!
Instructions to Cut Vinyl with A Cricut Machine

Here is what you need to start cutting vinyl on a Cricut:

Supplies

• The Cricut machine

• Cricut StandardGrip cutting mat

• The adhesive vinyl

• Cricut relevant instrument set

Instructions

Open up your project, or make another one.

The principal thing you have to do is open Cricut Design Space and do
another project or open a spared one. You can utilize Cricut library images,
make a Make It Now project, or upload your own image.

Set up your project for cutting

In case you're doing a Make It Now project or using an image you found in
the Cricut image library, you can most likely skip these next couple of
steps; those images are generally set directly to the machine with no
additional work!

If you've uploaded your own image (either jpeg or SVG file), here are a
couple of simple tricks for managing layers, styles, and groups so you can
prepare the image to cut.

You can test whether your image is fit to be cut by clicking on the green
Make It button in the upper right corner.

If the next screen shows your image, isolated into mats by styles or layers,
with legitimate dividing and arrangement, now you're all set! Avoid the rest
of this section and Send Your Image To The Machine For Cutting.

In any case, if the next screen you see looks "distorted" with the shapes
isolated out by shading, yet not spaced appropriately, then you have to click
the dim Cancel button to return and cause a couple of alterations before you
send the design to your Cricut to be cut.

To keep the extrication of your image right, the shapes should be

"Appended" in Cricut Design Space. Start by choosing all states of one
shading (right now, of the red stripes) by holding down Shift and clicking
every red stripe in the image itself. You could also hold down Shift and
click every red stripe layer in the Layers board on the right.

In the wake of everything in one shading is chosen, click the dim Attach
icon in the Layers board close to the base right. Connecting the layers will
compile them, so they all move together when you move or resize the
image. It will also drive the layers to arrange precisely as they appear on the
screen when cutting, as opposed to regarding them as a lot of individual
shapes that can be turned or moved to fit.

Repeat for other "group" of shapes that should be spaced out appropriately
(right now, white stripes).

Send your image to the Cricut machine for cutting.

Once the entirety of your various hues is added, click the green button i.e.
the Make It Now Button to send the image to your machine to be cut,

Your design will consequently be part of various mats dependent on

shading. Along these lines, you can cut out a multi-hued or multi-layered
design across the board project.

Change the Project Copies field to make numerous duplicates of your

project. Then set the Material Size for each tangle, and in case you're
cutting iron-on vinyl, ensure you flip the Mirror switch. You can also move
the images around on the tangle to see to one side if you wish. (This is
useful for arranging the images if you are making various duplicates.)

Once everything looks great, click the green Continue button.

From here, you can just adhere to the on-screen instructions! Ensure your
Cricut machine is on and appears in the Connect Machine window at the
highest point of the screen. Set the Smart Dial on the machine to Vinyl (or
if you have a more recent version of the machine without a savvy dial.

Stick a little vinyl to your cutting mat, ensuring the paper backing side is
down.

Then load the tangle into your Cricut machine by squeezing the glimmering
Load/Unload button.

Once the tangle is loaded, the screen will guide you to press the blazing Go
button.

The screen will show an advancement bar as your machine finishes the cut.
At the point when it's done cutting, the screen will instruct you to press the
Load/Unload button to unload your cutting mat.

If you only had one shading, you're done!

If you have a second or third shading to cut, tenderly strip the vinyl off the
cutting mat then place the following shade of vinyl onto the tangle. Push the
cutting mat into the machine by pressing the Load/Unload button, then
press the Go button when it begins blazing. Repeat until everything is
processed.

When the refined product is done, unload the cutting mat and click on the
green Finish button on your screen to come back to your project.

Now, you're done!

Now you can clear away the base vinyl and apply it to your project! If you
have different pieces and need to keep the dispersing right while moving the
vinyl to your project, use some exchange paper. Simply strip the easing off
the exchange paper and press it down on to get rid of vinyl (press truly well
so it sticks!), then strip up the exchange paper, and the vinyl design should
stick to it. Place your vinyl where you need it and press it firmly onto your
project, then lightly strip away the exchange tape leaving the vinyl on your
project.
 HOW TO MAKE A STICKER
WITH CRICUT MACHINE

Stickers are one of the most mainstream styles to personalize any surface—
breath life into your designs with this far-reaching Cricut instructional
exercise.

Stickers are an all-around cherished medium; they come in a huge scope of

styles, sizes, surfaces, and appearances. Slap them onto any surface, similar
to a cup or a PC, and you've in a split second personalized it. While stickers
are exciting, there's nothing more fulfilling than seeing something you made
spring up in a sticker form.
What You Need to Make Stickers

Making custom stickers appears to be an overwhelming undertaking that

requires unlimited supplies. However, all you need are four things:

• A computerized drawing application (or go hand-drawn!)

• Sticker paper

• Inkjet printer

• Cricut machine

Your technique for drawing can be as simple as portraying ideas on paper or

as computerized as drawing on the iPad in Procreate. Regardless of your
drawing method, the completed composition should be digitized in design
programming.

Need to get your hands on certain stickers immediately? Look at the free
plant icons that we designed for this instructional exercise. Just click on the
free download connect, open up the icons in a drawing application, and
jump to Step 3.

To the extent, sticker paper goes, search for an item that comes in one single
sheet rather than precut shapes. There are various types of sticker paper for
various applications: matte, weatherproof matte, semi-shine, or gleam are
your best options for stickers.
At any point you pick a sticker paper, ensure it's improved for your printer
type, regardless of whether it's inkjet or laser. Inkjet printers are best for
making custom stickers, yet everything comes down to what the sticker
paper is made for.

Ultimately, you'll need a strategy for cutting out the sticker paper once
you've printed it. I particularly love the capacities of the Cricut Maker for
cutting out point by point shapes in larger quantities. Rather than coping
with scissors or X-Acto blades, the Cricut does all the difficult work for
you.

Stage 1: Search for Inspiration

Before interpreting and drawing your ideas, it's a decent propensity to

search for inspiration online.
Stage 2: Draw out Illustration

Once you've accumulated some inspiration, it's now time to put your ideas
to the screen (or paper). There's no size-fits-all way to deal with this
progression; you can adhere to the traditional procedure of pen and paper,
or go directly to the screen with Procreate, Fresco, Illustrator, or Photoshop.

Draw out your designs and save the various components as layers.

Regardless of the technique, ensure you save your illustration onscreen

using layers. Isolating your drawing into layers allows you to alter your
composition or modify it later.

Stage 3: Create White Border

Stickers of different types and styles regularly have a white (or dim shaded)
fringe around the design. This fringe helps outline the illustration while
tying all components of the sticker together. For designs with numerous
elements and subtleties, the strong outskirt is particularly important, as it
keeps those highlights from isolating from one another.

A strong outskirt helps outline your design once you've stickered it.

To make a strong outskirt in a computerized drawing programming, for

example, Procreate or Adobe Fresco, locate an adjusted, strong brush. The
Monoline-brush in the Procreate or the Hard Round brushes in Fresco
functions admirably for this application. Set the shade to white, then, make
the outlying on a different layer that lies below your drawing. Your outskirt
doesn't need to be totally exact; however, ensure it outlines your illustration
well. Fill in any holes to set up the sticker for the Cricut machine later on.

In case you're making your sticker design in Adobe Illustrator, you can
rapidly create an outskirt with the Offset Path method. Select all
components of your design and group them together with Command + G.
Head to Object > Path > Offset Path, and set the pixel tally to your
preference.

Stage 4: Export Design

Now to get the Cricut machine to precisely cut the sticker design, make sure
to export the illustration as a PNG. PNG documents show transparency as
opposed to reviewing the foundation as strong white.

Hot Tip: If you're working with an advanced drawing application, ensure

your experience layer is removed before sending out as a PNG.

Save your design as a PNG to save easily.

To send out your document in Procreate, head to the wrench icon, then
select Share as PNG. For Fresco clients, head up to the arrowed enclose
icon at the top toolbar, then hit Publish and Export > Export As > PNG. If
using an Adobe program, go to File > Export > Export then select PNG.
Stage 5: Upload to Cricut and Refine Image

In the wake of trading your design as a PNG document, feel free to open up
the Cricut Design Space application on your iPad or PC. You can also do
this on the Cricut Design Space programming on the PC. Do another
project, and hit the Upload button on the main canvas, then head to Upload
Image to import your sticker design.

Upload the design to the Cricut Design Space application on the PC or iPad.

In case you're using the PC version of Design Space, Simple browse,

Moderately Complex, or Complex. For instance, my plant illustration is
moderately uncomplicated, so I settled on Simple. Then, tidy up the
illustration using Cricut's tools and hit Continue.

In case you're using an iPad, tidy up the illustration using the Erase, Crop,
or Remove functions, then select Next when wrapped up. Use the Smooth
and Despeckle tools to also refine your sticker designs.

Stage 6: Print and Cut

Once you've designed the illustrations, assign a name for your image, and
select the Print Then Cut option. Save the image, and it will appear inside
your ongoing uploads. Click on the image thumbnail and add the image
onto the canvas. Resize the illustration by clicking and moving the base
right corner bolt. Make sure to resize the sticker design to fit inside the
dimensions of your material. Select the Make It button when wrapped up.

Select "print at that point cut" once you're done refining your design.

Grab your sticker paper of decision, then load it into the inkjet printer
sticker looking down. Connect the printer to the Cricut Design Space
programming to print out the sticker designs. The printed design will
highlight a dark laid out square shape to allow the Cricut machine to
recognize those lines and cut exactly outside the illustrations.

The Cricut machine uses a dim outskirt to see your images and cut them
accurately.
Pair up your Cricut machine to the Design Space application by turning on
the Bluetooth and remaining within 15 feet of the machine. Grab the
LightGrip tangle, and place the printed sticker paper close to the upper left
corner as could be allowed. Smooth down the sticker paper with your hands
or the Scraper tool. Once the Cricut is paired up, load the tangle into the
machine with the blazing bolt button. The Cricut icon button will then turn
on, which means the machine is prepared to cut out the stickers.

Stage 7: Peel Stickers and Enjoy!

The Cricut machine will rapidly differentiate the laid out square shape and
then cut the sticker shapes. Following a couple of moments, the Cricut
machine will invite you to unload the tangle when it's done.

At last, strip and stick!

The ideal approach to eject the sticker paper from the LightGrip tangle is to
find an edge of the sticker paper and gradually strip it off, make sure you
don’t tear any of the stickers. Use the Spatula device to remove the rest of
the stickers from the tangle. Your stickers are now ready for use! Strip off
the support and stick your designs any place you please.
CRICUT SCRAPBOOKING
Find Inspirational Cricut Scrapbooking Layout
Ideas Online

For those passionate about papercraft or DIY scrapbooks, you should just
get your hands on a Cricut cutter machine. Ideal for making exact and
compelling cuts at home, you will have the option to tweak your own cards
and scrapbooks with more outstanding innovative opportunities than at any
other time.

The degree of effort and detail you put into your papercraft regularly boils
down to the tolerance you have and to what extent you can give to your
project.

Using Cricut for scrapbooking, be that as it may, makes monotonous

assignments snappy and simple, opening up a greater amount of your
opportunity to concentrate on the trickier, hands-on components of your
project.
Using Cricut for Scrapbooking Is A Must

Let go of the tedious hours spent meticulously cutting out each shape, letter,
number, or fringe. Cricut streamlines your innovative process more than
ever to think of some genuinely champion designs.

Ready to cut through paper, card, vinyl, and considerably thicker materials,
for example, felt and cowhide, you have the option to patch up your
projects more than ever. There are many.

Explore The Various Cricut Scrapbooking Cutter Machines and Accessories

Available

There are numerous Cricut scrapbooking cutter machine accessories

accessible, including images, words, and fringes.

Get your hands on a progression of cartridges with a topic, for example,

sports, or fairies, and start crafting fun and energizing papercraft for your
son or young daughter’s school kindergarten project. The options are
incredibly unending and open up your scrapbooking world to various
imaginative format ideas and designs.

Consider this model, for example. You or your little girl/son is getting
hooked, and you'd prefer to go to the extra effort of making personalized,
high-quality wedding invitations for your visitors. Such an undertaking
would usually take untold hours, mainly if the wedding in question is of
moderate size. This is when using a Cricut cutter machine for your project
will save endless hours and open up your inventive options to a heap of
tasteful and imaginative designs. The wedding visitors won't have the
opportunity to tell that the invitations were a DIY project.

This is the degree of professionalism and precision you can also add to your
wedding scrapbook after the large day is done and cleaned.
 CRICUT MACHINE LAYERS
PANEL

Access the Layer Attributes board by clicking on an image icon. Use the
Layer Attributes board to alter if the image layer will cut, write, score, or
print; pick Basic Colors or alter hues with the Custom Color picker. For
print images, you can also add a sample fill to each printable layer.
Layer Attributes Panel :

You can open the Layer Attributes board by clicking on an image or line
type icon in the Layers board. Use the Layer Attributes board to choose
whether the image layer will Cut, Write, Score, or Print. Cut - Set the layer
to cut.

How Do I

Use Layers Panel in Design Space?

Cricut Design Space has numerous tools to help you with tweaking your
images. The Layers board gives you access to highlights, for example,
Slice, Join, Attach, Flatten, and Contour. It also encourages you to make
changes to image layers using Group, Ungroup, Duplicate, Delete,
characterize Line Type, and Layer Color.
Functions accessible in the Layers Panel:

Slice - Split two covering layers into single

Join - Join various layers together to make one shape, clearing any covering
cut lines.

Append/Detach - Hold your cuts in position with the goal that images on
the cutting mat will show up precisely as they appear on the design screen.
Connect can also attach an attract or score layer to a cut layer to tell the
machine which image layer the content, or score line ought to be put.
Separate the appended layers so they are no longer connected and will cut
or draw freely from every other layer.
LAYERS FROM A SINGLE PRINTABLE
IMAGES TO AN INDIVIDUAL PRINTABLE
LAYERS.

The Contour - You can Hide or unhide contour lines or cut ways on a layer.
The image, if it has different layers, should initially be ungrouped.

Obvious/Hidden Layer - Layer is unmistakable on the design screen. Click

to conceal layer. Masked layers won't cut, print, write, or score. Clicking the
icon again makes the layer visible on the design screen.

Group or Ungroup - Group different layers, images, or content together, so

they move and size together while working with them on the Cricut design
screen (won't influence how images are spread out on the cutting mats).

The Multilayer-images are then added to the design screen as a group.

Ungroup a lot of layers, images, or content with the goal that they move and
extent freely from one another on the design screen (won't influence how
images are spread out on the cutting mats). Clicking "Ungroup" once on
your content allows you to move and resize each layer of content
autonomously, however, keeps the letters assembled. Clicking "Ungroup"
on a single layer of content will alow you to move and resize each letter of
content freely.
COPY – COPY AND PASTE AN IMAGE IN
ONE STAGE TO MAKE PRODUCTS OF A
SIMILAR IMAGE.

Erase – Remove selected things from the design screen.

Layer Attributes Panel :

You can open the Layer Attributes board by clicking on an image or line
type icon in the Layers board. Use the Layer Attributes board to select
whether the image layer will Cut, Write, Score, or Print.

Cut - Set the layer to cut. You can select a shading for your layer from the
palette of Current hues, Basic hues, or using the Custom Color Picker. You
can also enter a hex an incentive to choose an exact shading.

Write - Assign the layer to write, and look over a rundown of Cricut pen
hues.

Score - Also, set the layer to score the design. A scoring stylus is needed.

Print - Turn the layer into a printable-layer, which will initially be imprinted
on a printer and then cut on the Cricut machine. Use Flatten to transform
any multi-layer image into a single layer printable image.
 THE BEST CRICUT MACHINE
TO BUY
A Cricut is a simple-to-use, PC guided cutting machine that will cut
precisely what you tell it to cut. You can use the Cricut's designs, or you can
upload your own conveniently. You can cut or slice a paper, vinyl,
cardstock, the joined fabric (or any fabric if you have the Cricut Maker),
craft froth, balsa wood, banner board, and that's just the beginning. It can
also score lines.

Be that as it may, at present, I realize you might be wondering exactly what

the real deal about a Cricut cutting machine is. Allow me to clarify further:

• It spares TONS of time over cutting with scissors or a craft blade.

• It engages us to make things that would have been excessively hard, or

almost unthinkable, previously. This thing is insane exact.

• It is freakin' enjoyable to make things with it, and you can make
more things than at any time in recent memory.
THE MAJOR DIFFERENCES IN THE CRICUT
MODELS

There are two primary Cricut families — the Explore family and the Maker
family.

CRICUT EXPLORE SERIES

The Cricut Explore's innovation is somewhat older, and it uses fine-point or

large cut blades to cut slight things like paper, cardstock, vinyl, etc. The
Explore can also hold accessories like pens and a scoring stylus. The
Explore variant comes in three versions: the Explore One (most
economical, requires a USB connection to work), the Explore Air (the
center-ground, works with USB and Bluetooth), and the Explore Air 2 (the
best of this family, similar to the Explore Air yet somewhat quicker). I have
two Cricut Explore variant machines — an Explore Air, and an Explore Air
2.

CRICUT MAKER SERIES

The Cricut Maker is the most up to date group of Cricut cutting machines,
and it has further developed an innovation for more cutting options. The
Cricut Maker machine can cut all things that the Cricut Explore variant can
cut, just as fabric, slight wood (like basswood), and crepe paper. What's
more, on account of its versatile device framework, the Maker can be
extended with additional tools that can etch, deboss, puncture, and score
better. I have a Cricut Maker, that I purchased on its release date in August
2017, which I enjoy using.

Here are links to all the diverse Cricut models so you can look at them:

Explore One

Explore Air

Explore Air 2

Maker

SO WHAT'S THE BEST CRICUT TO BUY?

Ok, the million-dollar question. I get asked this always, and I have a simple
answer: The Cricut Maker is the best Cricut to purchase. If you get the
Maker, you can do virtually everything. You won't need to buy new
versatile tools, similar to the etching and debossing tools, that are
descending the line.

The Maker, be that as it may, costs more than the Explore. Rundown cost is
$399, yet you can consistently buy them for $349 on Amazon or in the
Cricut shop. if you can swing it, get the Maker. You won't think twice about
it.

If you can't bear the cost of the Maker or are 100% certain you won't ever
need to cut anything besides cardstock or vinyl, then the Cricut Explore Air
is an excellent and truly reasonable machine.

Try not to get one of the older Cricut machines, as they can't use Cricut
Design Space, which is basic for making really astounding things, including
the free projects. Older Cricuts to keep away from includes the Cricut
Expression, Cricut Imagine, Cricut Mini, and the first Cricut. These don't
show up frequently on Amazon and never at the Cricut shop. But, you may
see them promoted in the Facebook Marketplace or on Craig's rundown…
or even talented from a good-natured companion. Stay away from these, or
you'll be kept separate from the good times.
THE BEST PLACE TO BUY A CRICUT
MACHINE

What's best for you relies on if you need it quicker, or need it less
expensive.

If you need your Cricut quicker, you can go to your nearby craft stores such
as Michaels store, Joann store, Hobby Lobby store, or A.C. Moore. No craft
store around? Most Wal-Marts have Cricuts, as well. Every one of these
stores typically has a whole walkway committed to Cricut, and you can go
out and get one at the present time. I've purchased the entirety of my Cricuts
from the store like this since I'm too anxious to even think about waiting for
one to be conveyed to me! You can regularly get incredible costs on specific
models at these stores, as well, as they periodically have deals. Simply
know that you won't have the option to use a coupon on Cricut machines or
Cricut supplies—they are prohibited.

If you need your Cricut less expensive, request online. The most flawlessly
awesome costs are normally during Black Friday/Cyber Monday in
November and Amazon Prime Day in July. If you can hardly wait for one of
these prearrangement periods, I suggest you search for Cricut packages on
Amazon or in the Cricut shop that have the model and items you need—that
is the place you can set aside the most cash.
THE RECOMMENDED CRICUT
ACCESSORIES TO START WITH

I think you are very much aware of fundamental tools like a weeding
apparatus (for vinyl), a scrubber device (for paper), a scoring device (get
the stylus if you have an Explore; get the wheel if you have the Maker), and
some additional cutting mats (blue and green). To the extent that supplies
go, I prescribe a pack of cardstock (65 lb. or, on the other hand, 80 lb.) and
a few moves of both iron-on and adhesive vinyl, to start with simple
projects.

You can get these things on Amazon, at the Cricut shop, or in craft stores.
Set aside cash by getting them as a major aspect of groups — simply make
sure to evade things you genuinely don't require in case you're trying to
minimize expenses.
 TIPS AND TRICKS

THE 25 BEST CRICUT TIPS AND

TRICKS
IMPROVE YOUR CUTS WITH ALUMINUM
FOIL

To keep your fine-point and profound point blades perfect and cutting
admirably, over and again, stick the blade tip in a bit of aluminum folded
into a tight ball. Simply remove a 12" sheet of aluminum foil, ball it up
firmly, push the blade's unclogger down to uncover the blade, and look
around 40-50 times. Sticking the pointy part of the blade into that foil ball
will clear flotsam and jetsam or oxidation that can develop on the blade and
help it cut better.

While this isn't enhancing the blade, as is commonly accepted, it uses

friction to expel small amounts of stuff that gather on your blade and can
cause issues when cutting. I consistently stick my blade into an aluminum
foil ball and, once in a while, if at any point I have issues getting clean cuts.

On the other hand, if you don't have any desire to risk jabbing yourself with
your blade or leaving your blade in your foil ball, you can put a bit of
aluminum foil on your tangle and cut a few basic designs out of it—this
will also clean your blade and improve your cuts!
FLIPPING THE MAT TO REMOVE THE
MATERIALS WITHOUT DAMAGING THEM

Are you tired of having material rip or twist when you take it off your
cutting mat? You don't need to tolerate it, and I'm going to share my secret
to expelling materials from mats, even delicate cardstock from the green
StandardGrip cutting mats, without damaging them or twisting them.
The key is to remove the tangle from your material instead of removing
your material from your tangle. To do this, simply flip your cutting mat
over so it's face down on your work surface, then tenderly twist your tangle
up into the clouds from your material—this places the power of the twist
into the tangle, which will twist directly back, not your material. Frequently,
your material will spring directly off the tangle for you!

Time to Implement: Less than a minute.

CLEANING YOUR MAT QUICKLY WITH A
SCRAPER OR A CARD

Regularly when we cut cardstock or different materials, small amounts will

be left on the tangle, and it may take a lot of time to evacuate them one by
one. The fastest approach to remove them is to scratch them off.

You can use a standard size scrubber or even an extra-large scrubber, which
will carry out the responsibility quicker.

If you don't have a scrubber or overlooked yours someplace, you can also
scratch the small amounts off your tangle with a plastic card, similar to a
store loyalty card, inn card, or lapsed charge card.

Time to Implement: 1-2 minutes, depending on the amount of left overs..

CLEANING THE MATS WITH BABY WIPES.

If you have a cutting mat that you very much cherish and don’t want
anything stuck to it. Don’t worry … you can give it new life!

Simply use a non-alcoholic based baby wipe to wipe down your cutting
mat. If it's particularly dirty with strands or whatnot, wipe in little circles all
around the tangle until it's spotless.

Then allow it to dry, which for the most part, takes around 10 minutes for
me.

Not exclusively, will this clean your tangle? However, it'll help hold a
portion of its tenacity, as well.

I have a tangle that I'd used well longer than a year back, and when it lost
its stick, I simply put it in a cabinet, then forgot about it. Later on, when I
removed and cleaned it with the wipe, it became clingy and usable once
more!
KEEP YOUR CRICUT TOOLS HANDY

I recommend you keep the entirety of your Cricut tools together in one
place, so it's easier to use them when you need them.

The least complex approach to do this is to place your tools in the accessory
cups in your Cricut itself—you can also go through the flip compartment on
your Cricut cabinet.
Do you know that there's even a small section for blades on the left side,
and it has a magnet to keep them set up? Another thought is to put your
tools on a pegboard close to your Cricut.

You can also use a 3D printed device holder, similar to the one we designed
and made ourselves.

The point is to keep everything together, so you don’t waste time looking
for different tools.

Time to Implement: Just a few minutes to gather everything together.

STORING THE CRICUT PENS TIP DOWN

Storing the pens with the tip down in the accessory cup, instrument holder,
or pen stockpiling. Putting away pens topsy turvy implies the ink is
continuously close to the tip and is all set when you are prepared to use
them. This stops them from clogging or decreases issues where your Cricut
pens simply doesn't write in the wake of placing them in the machine.
What's more, if you just purchased a pack of pens and are having issues
with them, remember that they're bundled with the point up, and this needs
some time for the ink to settle down. The exception to this standard is the
Cricut gel pens—gel pens ought to be put away horizontally to shield the
ink from spilling out. This may also unrestraint saying, yet also, keep the
tops on your pens. Indeed, when you go to use your pen in your Cricut, set
the limit for the Cricut machine while it's in the Cricut, so you don't lose it!

Time to Implement: Store as you go!

JOIN FASTER WITH A CONTAINER OR
PAINTER'S TAPE

When you're weeding a design, and there are little bits to expel, it's
important you get these small pieces far from your work surface, or they
can fu=ind their way back to your designs. This generally entails halting to
get rid of the remnant left behind every now and then. In any case, you can
accelerate weeding if you keep a small container close within reach as you
work. Another thought is to fold some painter's tape over your hand a few
times, clingy side up, and then simply put the bits on the tape as you work.
You should use whatever works best for you!
SEE CUT LINES BETTER WITH THE CORN
STARCH

It tends to be hard to see the cut lines in vinyl to weed them, particularly if
you have no outstanding vision like me.

To make the lines progressively noticeable, sprinkle a small amount of

small baby powder or corn starch on your vinyl, then brush it in with a
cosmetics brush (the two of which you can get at the dollar store modestly).

The powder goes directly into the cut lines, causing them to show up for
you so you can weed better and quicker! The powder clears instantly off
when you're done.
USE THE RIGHT TOOLS FOR FASTER
WEEDING

Weeding vinyl is challenging when you're not using the right tools. Many
people simply use the Cricut weeder, not understanding that while it is a
fine device, it may not generally be the right tool for this activity. Other
excellent weeding tools include dental tools, tweezers, and craft knives. You
can also use a spoiled 5mm pencil and a size 70 needle instead of the lead
and make your own weeding tool. Or, on the other hand, get extravagant
and purchase an extraordinary weeding tool that also fills in as an air
discharge pen for bubbles — the opposite end can hold down little pieces
that lift up when you're expelling vinyl.
KEEPING YOUR VINYL IN PLACE AS YOU
JOIN

A great deal of vinyl goes in, explicitly Cricut vinyl, and that means when
you're done cutting it, it can, in any case, be extremely wavy and not have
any desire to lay level on your surface. Furthermore, honestly trying to hold
the twist down while you weed can be difficult. You can try to keep your
vinyl set up while you weed, and it makes it a lot easier. There are a lot of
approaches to do this. One route is to weed on a marginally clingy (not too
clingy) tangle to keep it set up. You can use a blue LightGrip tangle or a
more seasoned green StandardGrip tangle. You can also simply tape your
vinyl down to your surface with certain painters tape, and that will keep it
set up. Lastly, if you want to weed on a BrightPad or some other kind of
lightbox so that you can see your slice or cut lines, you can use fabric loads,
and that will keep it set up, painters tape also works fine and dandy on your
BrightPad. If you can keep your vinyl set up while you weed, it's practically
similar to having a third hand. Furthermore, it is of tremendous assistance!

Time to Implement: Just a couple seconds

KEEP YOUR CRICUT CLEAN WITH
COMPRESSED AIR

After some time, small amounts of paper and flotsam and jetsam will gather
in your Cricut, and it tends to be extremely hard to find a workable way to
clear them out. Be that as it may, keeping your machine clean, as it makes it
simpler for the tangle to go through unobstructed. I like to use a container
of packed air, the type used for electronics, and squirt puffs of air along the
bed to evacuate all the gunk. It works truly well, and you don't need to
stress over getting into those difficult to reach places. Insofar as you point
the jar of packed air legitimately at the bed of the machine, the air can go
directly out the back opening, along with the entirety of your residue!

Time to Implement: 1 minute or less

KEEP MATS WITHIN EASY REACH

You're bound to craft if your mats are close enough and all set. At the point
when you're new and have only one or two, you can just slide them directly
under your Cricut. It shouldn't be something said later when you'd gathered
a few mats of different qualities. Or, on the other hand, you have the longer
tangles? Use an image snare or Command strip snare (the metal kind) close
to your Cricut to hang your mats. I have a snare for ordinary size tangles
and long size mats, and it's SO convenient.

Time to Implement: Just a couple of minutes to hang up on your divider or

on the side of your work area
WORK WITH LESS STICKY TAPE AND SAVE
YOUR SANITY

Let's be honest, now and again, most tapes are simply TOO sticky. So if you
are having issues getting your vinyl to fall off your tape, or you're simply
using the wrong tape, there are a few other options. You can put segments
of painter's tape or veiling tape on a vinyl design and move with that. You
can use build up roller sheets after all other options have been exhausted, as
well. Another thought is to use clear contact paper, which is less clingy and
very reasonable. If you have none of these things and are battling with the
sticky tape, try to stick your tape to a clean shirt or bit of textiles before you
use it as this will decrease its tack and make it somewhat less sticky.

Time to Implement: No additional time required

WASTE LESS MATERIAL WITH TEST CUTS

One of the most disappointing things you can do is waste costly material,
particularly when it was your last bit of cardstock or vinyl in simply that
one shading. In any case, you don't need to do this! At any point, you have a
bit of material that is either new to you or is in rare stock, consistently do a
test cut first. Basically, open Cricut Design Space, click on Shapes, then
click Circle and resize the hover down to a half-inch. Now simply cut out
the circle. If you can remove the float overtly from your material, you'll
realize your settings are ok, and you can cut out your whole design. Be that
as it may, if you can't, change your settings and try to cut out that circle
once more. Repeat until you can cut out the circle, THEN cut out your
design. You will Waste a LOT less material along these lines.

Time to Implement: one minute or two!

SHOW SIGNS OF IMPROVED RESULTS
WITH DOUBLE PASSES

Have you at any point cut something, and you would already be able to tell
it didn't cut right through before you even unload it? I can regularly tell this
by just lifting up a corner on my tangle. If this transpires, there's something
you can do. Before unloading your tangle, press your "C" button once more.
This will pull your tangle back in and re-cut it precisely as it simply did,
and this time it will cut somewhat further. You can do something very
similar with scoring if you figure the score isn't exactly profound enough.
The point is to do it before you press the Unload button. If you do it after
you've unloaded the tangle, the tangle is probably going to be a marginally
unique position and will cut or score in an alternate position, as well.
KEEPING YOUR FABRIC-GRIP MATS
CLEANER

The pink FabricGrip mats can get untidy, particularly when you cut
something like felt or wool. While the mats will continue working for some
time, even with threads and strings on them, it tends to be a wreck.
Furthermore, you can't wipe down or wash the FabricGrip mats in the same
way you can different mats. If you also battle with this, consider putting a
sheet of contact paper or move tape clingy side up on your FabricGrip
tangle before you position your fabric on it. This means the fabric bits stall
out on that paper or tape instead of your tangle, and it broadens the life of
your mats. Remember that you can only get around 7 cuts before you have
to change your contact paper or move tape on your tangle, and it might
require a significant period to evacuate because the cuts will cut into the
paper or tape, as well. Be that as it may, it will keep your tangle cleaner!
KEEPING THE VINYL ROLLS FROM THE
UNROLLING ONES

You can tape it shut with painter's tape, and it won't leave any buildup as
Scotch tape may.

Another thought is to take a paper cardboard move, cut it into a two-inch

length, then cut a cut in it — you can fold these directly over your moves to
keep them clean. What's more, , you can even write the kind of vinyl it is on
the cardboard!

Also, if you have a portion of those slap wrist trinkets, you can quickly fold
those directly over your moves of vinyl to keep them set up, as well!

Time to Implement: Store as you go!

EXTEND THE LIFE OF YOUR CUTTING
MATS

If you cut a lot of projects like me, your mats can lose their stick before
long. In any case, there’s something you can do to get more out of a tangle
that is losing its stick! If you focus, your Cricut consistently places things to
cut in the upper left corner of your tangle as a matter of fact. This implies if
you move things to be cut to different pieces of a tangle; it's probably going
to be increasingly clingy in those territories. For instance, have a go at
moving things to the inside or other corners in the tangle to use your tangle
all the more equitably. And furthermore, make sure to turn your tangle
around 180° and use the opposite end, as well! Frequently an old tangle will
be stickiest on the base edge.
TAPE DOWN THE MATERIALS TO PREVENT
ANY MOVEMENT ON YOUR MAT

If your tangle has lost its stick completely, you may still have the option to
use it with a small painter's tape. Simply place your material down on the
tangle. Simply abstain from using this on any design with many-sided cuts,
as that sticky tangle truly doesn’t have any kind of effect at that point. Also,
don't let the tape cover the tangle or get under the rollers, as it will probably
stick your Cricut. This tip is also excellent for cutting any extremely
hardened material, as they don't set up well even with a spic and span and
sticky tangle.
CHARGE YOUR IPAD, PHONE, OR PC
WHILE YOU CRAFT ON A CRICUT MAKER

If you have a Cricut Maker, you also have another charging station. On the
right lower side of the Maker, look, and you'll see a USB port. You can use
this to charge your phone or iPad, or even module your BrightPad.
Furthermore, you can rest your gadget or BrightPad in the embedded space
at the highest point of your Cricut Maker. Many people have no clue this
port is even there, but now YOU do!
ACCESS ALL MATERIAL SETTINGS FOR
BETTER CUTTING

You're not restricted to the material you see on your dial on the Explore
arrangement machines or the accessories or materials you see under Popular
on your Make screen in Design Space. You can access entire bundle settings
for quite certain materials. Initially, in case you're using an Explore
arrangement machine, ensure you turn your dial to Custom Settings and
keep it there. (Makers don't have a dial, and are consistently on Custom
Settings.) Second, when you're on the Make screen, make sure to click the
Browse All Materials interface in the upper right corner to look through
ALL the settings and select the best one. Having the right setting has a
HUGE effect on making your cut!
CUTTING MORE COLORS OF MATERIAL AT
ONCE

Disappointed by stacking and unloading lots of mats when you have a

design with numerous layers or hues? You can save time and migraine by
cutting more than one shade of material at once! Simply move every single
cut component to a similar mat in Design Space, either by making them a
similar shading or by moving them separately on the Mat Preview screen
(click the three dabs in the upper left corner of each cut component and then
click Move to Mat). Now, you have to position every component in an
alternate corner or section of your cutting mat on the mat to see the screen.
Once the Cricut knows where to cut everything, put fittingly estimated bits
of material in the corresponding sections on your mat. It helps with
referring to your mat review as you place your material. This allows you to
cut a LOT of various hues at once!

Time to Implement: A couple of additional minutes saves a great deal of

extra stacking and unloading!
DECREASE TACK ON NEW MATS

Fresh out of the box, new mats can be excessively crude, and this can cause
issues with getting materials off mats. On the other hand, press a perfect
paper towel on your mat to move a meager layer of filaments to the mat and
decrease its stick. Neither of these actions really hurts the glue on the mat,
and you can later wipe them down to expose a greater amount of the
adhesive later.
USE A LINT ROLLER TO REMOVE DEBRIS
AND FIBERS

Cutting mats gather a ton of bits of paper, residue, and filaments, all of
which can reduce the viability of your mats. One extremely snappy
approach to remove this layer of stuff and get a sticker mat is to run a build
up roller over the outside of the mat. This will get a great deal of the free
small amounts that like to stick to your mat. Obviously, it's an extraordinary
thought to keep your plastic mat defenders on your cutting mats while
they're not being used to abstain from gathering any additional residue or
pet hair!

Time to Implement: two or three minutes

WIPING DOWN THE SURFACES WITH
ALCOHOL BEFORE APPLYING VINYL

At any point you are applying vinyl to smooth surfaces, you'll improve
adhesion if you wipe it down first with rubbing alcohol. Also, the higher the
alcohol check, like 91% or 95%, the faster it will dry. You can simply use a
large container like this, yet a shower bottle with a fine fog works truly
well. If you discover you have to apply limited quantities of alcohol as
often as possible, a push-down siphon allocator is a lifeline—you can get
the large ones on Amazon, or the small ones at the dollar store (they are
showcased as nail clean remover siphons). It's also extremely important that
when you wipe down your surface that you use a build-up free towel, or
you're merely adding more residue with your surface. I use Scott shop
towels, however, if you don't have those, you can simply use an espresso
channel, which is build up free!
CRICUT PROJECT IDEAS
Extraordinary Cricut Explore Projects – Make
Someone Happy

1. Cricut Patterned Vinyl T-Shirt

Tips for making this shirt:

• use the free dress SVG connected to above

• if you use shimmer and designed HTV as I did, don't allow them to
meet

• use heat-safe tape to keep vinyl set up

2. Upset Canvas Cricut Explore Project

This is another Cricut adventure with free SVG record download.

Pivot canvas tips:

• be understanding; this assignment is done over a couple of days

• compare exciting tones

• make sure the paint is dry before warmth crushing (or use concrete
vinyl)
3. A Baby Bodysuit Cricut Project Idea

Newborn child bodysuits are my go-to show for babies.

DIY baby bodysuit tips:

• Use warmth press cushions for best results

• use Siser shimmer HTV

• to make wedding shimmer less complex, use wedding boxes

4. DIY Stainless Steel Water Bottles

Another glorious Cricut machine adventure: extremely tempered steel water

bottles. They turn out looking so remarkable. Regardless, the concrete vinyl
makes them look progressively incredible.

Tips for doing this Cricut Explore Air adventure:

• read-up on the most proficient technique to apply a vinyl to a bowed

surface before trying the undertaking

• make sure you pick and in the current style printed style to arrange
the surface

• use duplicate corner squares to modify the design to various tones

5. Cricut Slice Tool Project Idea

It's another baby onesie, nonetheless, this time with a Cricut Slice Tool
design thought and undertaking. The cut gadget cuts content or other design
components out of increasingly unique designs. It's excellent when you
have lovely vinyl, and you have to show it off also!

Tips for a cut mechanical assembly adventure:

• Don't forget you will dispose of what you would, generally, be

keeping!

• think about using Siser foil HTV

• or use another quality warmth move vinyl that doesn't strip

6. Make A Save The Date Card Project

The assignment is done using the ios application on an iPad; in any case, it
should be conceivable on any stage. We have demonstrated the system a
tiny bit at a time.

Tips for making save the date cards:

• This task uses Cricut pens and the Cricut Light Grip Mat – the light
handle tangle won't hurt lighter things like paper envelopes

• The Design Space application gives a lot of prompts consistently,

making it secure!

• When removing cardstock from the tangle, turn the group away
rather than the card.

• Use a similar literary style for making the location on the envelope as
you use on the card.

• Use the ruler on the group to choose how large your fonts ought to be

• You can address more than every envelope thus – fit the best number
as you can on the tangle!

• Use the Cricut to cut the photo borders into different shapes.
7. Cricut Reverse Canvas Project

Pivot canvas tips and hoodwinks:

• Get yourself an amazing canvas

• Use a claim to fame blade to remove the canvas from the packaging
(or use a staple remover to pull the staples out)

• You can stain or paint the packaging once the canvas has been
ousted, or leave it how it is!

• Cricut Foil Iron-On is used right now if you expected to paint your
canvas. First, you would need to use concrete vinyl instead of going ahead.

• Fonts as showed up in the video: 'hello' is called Bickley Script,

while 'alluring' is Classic Roman Std Reg – these are stunning Cricut fonts
accessible in Design Space.

• When reapplying the canvas to the packaging, you can use a craft
stick weapon.

• Use Command Velcro Strips to hang your canvas.

8. The best technique to Make Custom Pillow
Cases With Cricut HTV

Custom pillowcases make your home unique, AND they make astonishing
presents for friends and family.

Tips and directions for making a custom cushion case:

• Use a wedding gadget to make weeding quick and simple

• The distinction between Cricut Iron-On and Cricut Vinyl is that the
last takes after a sticker that can continue anything genuinely, and it doesn't
stay with warmth. Iron-On is in a general sense for pieces of clothing and
various surfaces and is applied with heat.

• Use the green Standard Grip Mat or the blue Light Grip to cut the
Cricut Vinyl.

• Adjust the temperature degree on the iron to a reasonable setting for

the surface you are crushing onto

• Over time, if your vinyl starts to lift, you can basically use your iron
to crush it down once more.
9. Step by Step instructions to Make A Custom
Tote Bag

It is unequivocally a Halloween tote pack, which you're not going to make

all year. The methods can be sought after for any design.

This is what you need to know:

• There is, in like manner, a Beta application for Android, which can
be downloaded from the Play Store.

• You can find clear tote packs arranged for your vinyl designs on
Amazon.
10. Working with Patterns In Design Space –
Making A Star Ornament

The Cricut Maker and the Cricut EasyPress is excellent for making these
amazing little star ornaments. These are expressly for the Christmas season,
anyway moderately also with the Halloween tote above, you can use a
comparative methodology to make decorations for any occasion.

Centers to recall:

• The material used to make the cutting bundling is wool felt. This is
cut with the sharp turning edge, which is made for the Cricut Maker. You
can do this identical endeavor using a stiffer felt and the significant cut
sharp edge with various machines (like the Explore Air 2)

• The pink tangle is the Fabric Grip Mat.

• The EasyPress is a dazzling machine!

• Use a heat paste gun to stick the various sides of felt together.
OTHER CRICUT PROJECTS IDEAS YOU CAN
MAKE:

Here's only a testing of the most recent endeavors you can make with your
Cricut machine.

Christmas Cricut Projects

Make a wide scope of fun Christmas Cricut Projects to design your home
and exhibits your gift. You can make your own Christmas cards, present
names, Christmas tree style, and anything is possible from that point. I
venerate Christmas DIY adventures, and clearly, I value making them with
my Cricut machine.
CHRISTMAS CRICUT PROJECTS IDEAS

These are all Christmas endeavors I've designed that you can make with
your Cricut. Countless DIY Cricut exercises can be altered with your own
one of a kind content or concealing choices.

TYPES OF CHRISTMAS DIY PROJECTS

Making Paper Flower for Christmas Gift Topper

Design Christmas presents with tiny paper flowers. This paper rose
Christmas present topper is anything but difficult to make. This is a Cricut
adventure from my new Trim the Tree occasion made possible through
Design Space. Make one minimal rose for a bit of gift or make a bundle for
a greater gift, you pick.

Paper Flower Christmas present topper

The poinsettia sprout is included distinctive paper layers that you can
modify in Cricut Design Space. The design goes with various cut layers
similarly as arranging draw lines so you can mix and match your leaves to
make different flowers for a wide scope of favors toppers.

GIFT WRAPPING TIPS WITH CRICUT

MAKER

Wrapping gifts is for all intents and purposes more enjoyable than buying
the occasion gifts. You can personalize each pack with various accents and
add your own special touch.
WHY USE THE CRICUT MAKER MACHINE

The Cricut Maker machine is one of the most cherished making devices.
Which in only two or three stages, you can quickly make a wide range of
exercises with different materials. Include additional accessories and
gadgets, and your decisions give indications of progress. I recommend
using the pen to draw and create with my Cricut. I also like using the blade
edge to cut thicker materials like basswood and going edge to cut surface.

DIY Mini Felt Stocking Gift Card Holder

At the point when you need to make gifts, in any case and don't have time, a
DIY littler than typical felt stocking gift voucher holder is perfect. This
smaller than normal felt stocking gift voucher holder is fast to make and
simple to change. It's a Cricut Christmas adventure, so you understand it's
quick to make. Allow your Cricut to do all the cutting while you go all the
creative things.

Make a little scope stocking gift voucher holder in not more than minutes.

Switch up the shades viably with these littler than anticipated tights. Pick
your favored felt and iron-on vinyl, and you're set up to make pleasant gift
voucher holders. You can moreover, personalize the gift include a name or
an adage using iron-on vinyl. You can set up a wide range of
embellishments and content cuts with your Cricut machine and Cricut
Design Space. By then, you should iron and gift your cute creation!
Materials

• Cricut machine and Cricut Design Space

• Stocking task canvas

• Red felt (use Cricut's creation felt)

• Green foil iron-on vinyl

• Iron or EasyPress

• Cotton balls

• Glue

• Optional: Additional embellishments like shimmer or ribbon

Note about glue: Use heat paste to group your legging and liquid
craftsmanship glue to follow the cotton balls. You can use whatever glue
you like.

Directions

1. Go to the Stocking gift voucher holder adventure canvas in Cricut Design

Space. Hold fast to onscreen guidelines to cut all of the pieces and materials
you need.
2. if you're really in overflow, design the front of the legging.

3. Paste the hanging circle to inside, a backboard of the legging.

4. Collect your legging, following the various sides together with glue or
sewing. Ensure you leave space for the gift voucher to fit into the legging
through the top.

5. Follow the cotton balls to the most elevated purpose of the front of the
legging to cause the stocking "to help." I find it expands the cotton balls
before following to make that comfortable look.

Beguiling Donut Reading Set

You can make a bookmark and examining log with your Cricut and a free
SVG cut recordset I've designed for you. This enticing Cricut undertaking is
fast to make. Print and cut each piece, or make your custom donut getting
accessories.
MAKE YOUR OWN CUTE DONUT READING
SET

The donut SVG cut record set combines all of the pieces you need to make
an enjoyment getting unit. You'll set up a to-print getting log, two styles of
bookmarks with cut accents similar to three donut designs you can change
to use any way you'd like.

Materials

• Cricut Machine and Cricut Design Space

• SVG and printable records

• Printer

• Twine (discretionary)

Guidelines

• Upload the SVG and PNG design records to your Cricut access account.

• Ungroup the pieces. Resize and arrange any way you'd like. If you'd like
the cut to highlight on the donut bookmarks, layer the cut format over the
arranging printed bookmark design. Using the "shape" work, oust the
outside cut line of the cut format. Combine the two layers.
• Follow on-screen directions to print and cut all your examining set pieces.

• Optionally, string twine through the top opening of the three donut
bookmarks.

Engaging Penguin Christmas card

Make an enchanting small delightful penguin Christmas card with my

Rudolph penguin craftsmanship and send a little smile to companions or
family. You can mix and match cardstock shades to make your own special
look and inspect ten changed penguins accessible in the Cricut Design
Space library. Don't stop for a second to switch up the shades you use for
this Cricut adventure or pick a substitute penguin to use with this card.
PENGUIN CHRISTMAS CARD

Materials

• Cricut Explore Cutting Machine

• Reindeer Penguin

• 12″ x 12″ StandardGrip Cricut® tangle

• Cardstock in occasion tints

• Silver and Red Cricut Pens

• Glue

Guidelines

1. Cut designs are clinging to on-screen guidelines.

2. Using glue, stack all the penguin examples and top with the craft print,
then Cut penguin design to make a dimensional supplement for your card.

3. Paste square example in the front of the card, trying to cover the square
example window.

4. Optionally, cut out a second inside square

5. Paste the penguin supplement inside the window zone.

6. Collect envelope.

7. Paste the littler than anticipated heart to the point of convergence of the
snowflake design and use it as a sticker to seal the envelope.

Tip: Make more penguin cards! This reindeer penguin craft arranges with 9
other penguin designs accessible in the Cricut Design Space library.

Make a Paper Star Ornament

Make beautiful star trimmings using your cutting machine and a free SVG
archive. You can make these decorations from your favored designer papers
and cardstock or plain cardstock. Enhance or paint the ornaments when you
have decorated them or leave them in its current condition. This SVG
record goes with the star design and the little spots, so all you need is the
twine to hang them.
MAKE PAPER STAR ORNAMENTS

Materials you need:

• Cutting Machine

• Star decoration SVG record

• Twine, yarn or modest string

• Glue

• Scissors

• Things to enhance with, for instance, shimmer or paint

PLAID NAIL ART FOR CHRISTMAS

You can include the pretty nail craftsmanship features in whatever shades
you like. Recognize the smaller normal stickers on your nails any way you
like… such an enormous number of decisions and ways to deal with
personalizing your nails.

Materials

• Cricut Explore Cutting Machine

• Nail Art

• 12″ x 12″ StandardGrip Cricut® tangle

• Printable Vinyl

• Gold Vinyl

• Clear nail clean – topcoat

• Scissors – little nail scissors work best.

Directions

1. Apply a reasonable nail clean base coat to your nails and allow to dry.
2. Print out the nail design on paper to choose whether the approximating is
legitimately for your nails.

3. Double the nail sum, so you have enough nail stickers for two hands.

4. Cut designs are holding fast to on-screen directions.

5. Strip and stick the nail stickers to each nail. Depending on your nail
shape, you can apply the square or twisted side at either the most
noteworthy purpose of the base of your nail. Press along all edges and trim
with nail scissors as necessary.

6. Apply gold nail underline stickers any way you like.

7. Apply an undeniable top coat nail clean to seal your nail stickers set up.
HALLOWEEN SVGS PROJECTS IDEAS

There are lots of SVG archives you may like for your Halloween
adventures. You can find free SVGs on this site and a lot of designs
accessible to be bought through Cricut Design Space. Countless projects are
in like manner accessible as Make-it-Now reaches out through Cricut
Design Space.

You can DIY such countless enjoyable things for Halloween. Whether or
not you make an endeavor from the overview above or you have to take a
design and make your stunning workmanship, I believe you will have some
great times making. Here is a once-over of creative musings you can make
with your Cricut for Halloween.

• Halloween party elaborate topic

• Treat Bags

• Boo Signs and Boo Bag elaborate topic

• Cupcake toppers

• Halloween festoon

• Halloween gatherings and spreads

• Trick-or-treat packs
• Glow in lack of definition makes

• Halloween lights
VALENTINES CRICUT PROJECTS

Get out your Cricut and make a wide range of fun Valentine's Day Projects.

Amazing HEART SVG FILE – CUTTING DESIGN

Add some extra flair to your endeavors with this luxurious heart SVG
archive. This is a fantastic design for your Valentine Cricut exercises or
love subjects. Use this heart design to make cards, tree, truly elaborate
format, and that is only a hint of something larger! Download the file, move
to Cricut Design Space, and start making. This craft file also joins a draw
line so you can add additional flawless accents to your paper adventures.
Happy Creating!
VALENTINES PROJECTS YOU CAN MAKE
WITH A CRICUT MACHINE

You can make a wide range of projects with this SVG record. Here is a
couple to consider:

• Valentine's Day Card

• Valentine Party solicitations

• Valentine Party Decor

• Wedding elaborate topic supplements

• Love themed Gift Tags.

• Heart Garland

• Heart Coloring Pages

Love Heart Nail Art with your Cricut

Get your Cricut and make your own one of a kind Love Heart Nail Art! It's
hard to believe, but it's true. You can make your own one of a kind nail craft
stickers and breathe life into your nails with fun love and Valentine's Day-
themed craftsmanship. Include striking stripes and hearts any way you'd
like. Paint your nails your favored masking (or tones) and finish until your
heart's substance. This is an enjoyable and speedy DIY nail workmanship
project you can make in less than 30 minutes.
LOVE HEART NAIL ART

Design your own custom nail craft featuring very small hearts. Cut out
these little nail stickers with your Cricut Explore, and you'll have the option
to create your own one of a kind personalized nail treatment in minutes!

Materials

• Cricut Explore Cutting Machine

• Cricut Design Space™ programming

• Nail Art

• 12″ x 12″ Standard Grip Cricut® tangle

• Printable Vinyl

• Coloured nail clean

• Clear nail clean – topcoat

• Scissors – little nail scissors work best

Guidelines

1. Apply a shaded nail clean to nails and allow to dry.

2. Print out the nail design on paper to choose whether the estimation is
legitimately for your nails.

3. Print and Cut designs on printable vinyl, sticking to on-screen guidelines.

4. Strip and stick the nail stickers to each nail as needed.

5. Apply a visible top coat nail clean to seal your nail stickers set up.

Smaller than anticipated Penguin Love Card with your Cricut

Make a smaller than typical Mini Penguin Love Card with your
CricutExplore. This charming penguin card is fast to make! You can include
a metallic ink pen supplement, light up with shimmer, and send it on its
way. Or on the other hand, make a whole heap of these cards accommodates
partners at the present year's Valentine's Day party. The penguin animation
on a card is special craftsmanship designed by me and arranged to print in a
jiffy using the Cricut Design Space Print by then Cut component.

Beguiling Penguin Valentine Card

SMALLER THAN EXPECTED PENGUIN
LOVE CARD WITH YOUR CRICUT

This beguiling penguin Valentine card can be personalized with your own
special message or print it out in its current condition. Make a whole pack
for schoolmates or make one for your dear.

Materials

• Cricut Explore Cutting Machine

• Cricut Design Space™ programming

• Penguin Valentine Card designed by Jen Goode

• 12″ x 12″ StandardGrip Cricut® tangle

• White and Red cardstock

• Glue

Directions

1. Print and Cut designs adhering to on-screen directions.

2. Overlap card and create your own special message inside.

3. Collect envelope.

On the other hand, you can make some little heart confetti and put that in
the envelope with the card.

The Valentine's Day set joins a little heart cut out on the rear of the card and
the back crease of the envelope…
DIY PUZZLE PIECE NECKLACE

Make a tiny puzzle piece pendant for a deliberately gathered gift for
someone unique. This enigma piece design can be used to make one whole
accessory enhancements set. Get creative and make some awesome
memories making your enigma themed pearls.

Materials

• Cricut Explore Cutting Machine

• Cricut Design Space™ programming

• Puzzle Piece Necklace adventure designed by Jen Goode

• 12″ x 12″ StandardGrip Cricut® tangle

• White cardstock

• Glue – ((I use Aleene's Clear Gel Tacky Glue)

• Glitter

• Necklace chain

The best technique to make a Puzzle Piece Necklace with Cricut

Directions

1. Print and Cut question pieces following the on-screen directions.

2. Repeat slice to make 4-7 question pieces relying on how thick you need
the gems pendant.

3. Expel center heart from all enigma pieces.

4. Layer enigma pieces, applying glue between each layer. Press immovably
to ensure a better than average seal between layers. Allow to dry.

5. Apply the glue to half of the enigma piece and sprinkle with shimmer.

6. Seal entire pendant – Mod Podge was used. You can use another sealer if
you'd like.

7. Connect to the accessory chain.

Create a Mini Love Note with Your Cricut

Once in for a while, the best things come in the smallest groups. The Mini
Love Note pack is accessible in Design Space, without a minute to extra to
make and house someone exceptional (maybe Mom?). This is a direct card
featuring an interpreted "Love" and fuses little heart confetti and an
arranging envelope. There's even an extra small card to put inside the
welcome card with additional adoration from you.
Made above is the situation of a card in a smooth, completed white
cardstock. Be that as it may, you can use any cardstock you'd like. The high
contrast look is phenomenal; in any case, that is because I figure you ought
to include your own one of a kind masking. A dark pen is used, yet you can
use the silver metallic pen that goes with your machine.

Make this Little Love Note with your Cricut

Materials:

• Glue

• Cardstock

• Cricut machine with Design Space Account

• Black pen for your Cricut Machine – you can use the silver that goes with
the machine if, despite everything you want to.

• Mini Love Note task report in Design Space

Supply Tips: Tend to use craft stick. Nonetheless, any paper concrete should
work okay. You can moreover include your own one of kind bling if you
love to get more luxury in. Include shimmer or whatever you'd like.
Remarkably, my first choice is to use Kraft paper and cardstock.